(1935) Lucerna Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 2 September 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

Where Lucerna is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Lucerna is 3.11 au from the Sun and 4.10 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number1935
Provisional designation1973 RB
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter6.39 km (#8,399 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.300
Rotation period15.9 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)13.04
Orbital period4.25 years
Semi-major axis2.63 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.03 – 3.22 au
Eccentricity0.228
Inclination9.55°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.04 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 2 September 1973

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