(737) Arequipa Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 7 December 1912 by J. H. Metcalf at Winchester.
Where Arequipa is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Arequipa is 3.22 au from the Sun and 3.85 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 737 |
| Provisional designation | A912 XC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 47.8 km (#795 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.231 |
| Rotation period | 7.03 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 8.9 |
| Orbital period | 4.18 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.59 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.96 – 3.23 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.244 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.969 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by J. H. Metcalf
- (525) Adelaide
- (581) Tauntonia
- (599) Luisa
- (600) Musa
- (602) Marianna
- (603) Timandra
- (604) Tekmessa
- (611) Valeria
- (620) Drakonia
- (622) Esther
- (636) Erika
- (637) Chrysothemis
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