(1937) Locarno Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 19 December 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.
Where Locarno is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Locarno is 2.44 au from the Sun and 3.42 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1937 |
| Provisional designation | 1973 YA |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 12.7 km (#3,822 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.229 |
| Rotation period | 111 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.97 |
| Orbital period | 3.67 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.38 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.75 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.157 |
| Inclination | 12.4° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 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
← (1936) Lugano · (1938) Lausanna →