Discovered by G. Soulié Discovered 6 September 1967 Discoverer Guy Soulié | Discovery date 6 September 1967 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1967 RA · 1927 RB1927 SN · 1934 XC1937 RP · 1952 DO11957 TC · 1957 US1962 CN · A914 WD People also search for Sun, 1918 Aiguillon, 8 Flora, 915 Cosette, 967 Helionape, 3412 Kafka, 428 Monachia | ||
1736 Floirac, provisional designation 1967 RA, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 8.7 kilometer in diameter. It was discovered on 6 September 1967, by French astronomer Guy Soulié at Bordeaux Observatory in southwestern France.
The stony asteroid is a member of the Flora family. It orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.8–2.6 AU once every 3 years and 4 months (1,215 days). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.17 and an inclination of 5° with respect to the ecliptic.
It has a rotation period of 6.8 hours and an albedo in the range of 0.25–0.30, based on several different observations.
This minor planet was named by the discoverer for Floirac, a French town in the Département Gironde, near Bordeaux, where the discovering observatory is located. Naming citation was published before November 1977 (M.P.C. 2883).