(1736) Floirac Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 6 September 1967 by G. Soulie at Bordeaux.
Where Floirac is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Floirac is 2.47 au from the Sun and 2.95 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1736 |
| Provisional designation | 1967 RA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 8.62 km (#6,054 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.302 |
| Rotation period | 6.78 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.36 |
| Orbital period | 3.33 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.23 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.85 – 2.61 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.169 |
| Inclination | 4.55° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.866 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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