736 Harvard

736 Harvard
Discovery
Discovered by	Joel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery site	Winchester, Massachusetts
Discovery date	16 November 1912
Designations
Alternative names	1912 PZ
Orbital characteristics^[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc	103.32 yr (37736 d)
Aphelion	2.5662 AU (383.90 Gm)
Perihelion	1.8374 AU (274.87 Gm)
Semi-major axis	2.2018 AU (329.38 Gm)
Eccentricity	0.16551
Orbital period	3.27 yr (1193.4 d)
Mean anomaly	326.203°
Mean motion	0° 18^m 6.012^s / day
Inclination	4.3757°
Longitude of ascending node	135.939°
Argument of perihelion	200.724°
Earth MOID	0.827683 AU (123.8196 Gm)
Jupiter MOID	2.78542 AU (416.693 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter	3.643
Physical characteristics
Mean radius	7000833000000000000♠8.33±0.3 km
Rotation period	6.7 h (0.28 d)
Geometric albedo	6999140600000000000♠0.1406±0.011
Absolute magnitude (H)	11.64

736 Harvard is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It is named after Harvard University.

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