738 Alagasta () is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun. It was discovered from Heidelberg on 7 January 1913 by German astronomer Franz Kaiser. The asteroid was named in honor of Gau-Algesheim, previously Alaghastesheim, which is the home city of the discoverer's family. This body is orbiting at a distance of with a period of and an eccentricity of 0.055. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 3.53° to the plane of the ecliptic. Photometric measurements made of the asteroid during 2015 produced a light curve that showed a rotation period of with a brightness variation of 0.11 in magnitude. The asteroid is roughly 63 km in diameter and has a low albedo. See also List of minor planets/701–800 Meanings of minor planet names: 501–1000 References External links Background asteroids Alagasta Alagasta CGSU-type asteroids (Tholen) 19130107