1936 Lugano

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Lugano
Discovery and designation
Discovered by P. Wild
Discovery site Zimmerwald
Discovery date November 24, 1973
Designations
MPC designation 1936
Named after Lugano
Alternative names 1973 WD
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.044 AU
Perihelion 2.305 AU
Eccentricity 0.1382
Orbital period 1597.741 d
Mean anomaly 245.360°
Inclination 10.253°
Longitude of ascending node 265.244°
Argument of perihelion 255.598°
Physical characteristics
Geometric albedo 0.1042
Absolute magnitude (H) 11.10

    1936 Lugano (1973 WD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 24, 1973 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.

    Photometric observations of this asteroid collected during 2004–2005 show a rotation period of 19.651 ± 0.015 hours with a brightness variation of 0.31 ± 0.04 magnitude.[1]

    References

    1. Pray, Donald P. (September 2005), "Lightcurve analysis of asteroids 106, 752, 847, 1057, 1630, 1670, 1927 1936, 2426, 2612, 2647, 4087, 5635, 5692, and 6235", Bulletin of the Minor Planets Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers 32 (3): 48–51, Bibcode:2005MPBu...32...48P. 

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