(1961) Dufour Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 November 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Dufour is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Dufour is 2.92 au from the Sun and 3.52 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1961 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 WA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 50.3 km (#743 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.0402 |
| Rotation period | 15.8 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.82 |
| Orbital period | 5.71 years |
| Semi-major axis | 3.19 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.79 – 3.60 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.127 |
| Inclination | 6.65° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.81 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
More named asteroids discovered by P. Wild
- (1657) Roemera
- (1687) Glarona
- (1748) Mauderli
- (1768) Appenzella
- (1773) Rumpelstilz
- (1775) Zimmerwald
- (1803) Zwicky
- (1830) Pogson
- (1831) Nicholson
- (1838) Ursa
- (1839) Ragazza
- (1844) Susilva
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