(736) Harvard Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 November 1912 by J. H. Metcalf at Winchester.
Where Harvard is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Harvard is 1.85 au from the Sun and 1.09 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 736 |
| Provisional designation | A912 WC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 17.1 km (#2,648 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.133 |
| Rotation period | 6.74 hours |
| Spectral type | S |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.39 |
| Orbital period | 3.27 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.84 – 2.57 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.166 |
| Inclination | 4.38° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.827 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.