737 Arequipa

737 Arequipa is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was named after the Peruvian city of Arequipa, where Harvard's Boyden Observatory was located prior to 1927.

737 Arequipa
Discovery
Discovered byJoel Hastings Metcalf
Discovery siteWinchester, Massachusetts
Discovery date7 December 1912
Designations
(737) Arequipa
1912 QB
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc100.96 yr (36874 d)
Aphelion3.2248 AU (482.42 Gm)
Perihelion1.9562 AU (292.64 Gm)
2.5905 AU (387.53 Gm)
Eccentricity0.24485
4.17 yr (1522.9 d)
24.8306°
0° 14m 11.004s / day
Inclination12.368°
184.672°
134.348°
Physical characteristics
Mean radius
22.035±0.7 km
7.0259 h (0.29275 d)
0.2723±0.018
8.81

    See also

    • List of minor planets/701–800
    • Meanings of minor planet names: 501–1000

    References


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