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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Wild, P. |
| Discovery site | Zimmerwald |
| Discovery date | November 19, 1973 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 1961 |
| Named after | Guillaume Henri Dufour |
| Alternate name(s) | 1973 WA |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.5776215 |
| Peri | 2.8141265 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1194501 |
| Orbital period | 2086.8099007 |
| Mean anomaly | 319.54643 |
| Inclination | 6.64084 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 29.74584 |
| Argument of peri | 57.76241 |
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Physical characteristics
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| Albedo | 0.0402 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.60 |
1961 Dufour (1973 WA) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 19, 1973 by Wild, P. at Zimmerwald.
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