(1938) Lausanna Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 April 1974 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Lausanna is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lausanna is 2.50 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1938 |
| Provisional designation | 1974 HC |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.64 km (#6,958 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.192 |
| Rotation period | 2.75 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.63 |
| Orbital period | 3.34 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.24 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.88 – 2.59 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.161 |
| Inclination | 3.34° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.868 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 19 April 1974
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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