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Discovery
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| Discovered by | Indiana University |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1952 |
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Designations
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| Named after | Frank K. Edmondson |
| Alternate name(s) | 1940 BC; 1950 XP; 1952 FN; 1952 HT; 1955 US; 1969 JK; 1978 WY |
| Minor planet category |
Main belt |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 586.765 Gm (3.922 AU) |
| Perihelion | 360.092 Gm (2.407 AU) |
| Semi-major axis | 473.429 Gm (3.165 AU) |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| Orbital period | 2056.327 d (5.63 a) |
| Average orbital speed | 16.50 km/s |
| Mean anomaly | 286.263° |
| Inclination | 2.466° |
| Longitude of ascending node | 77.097° |
| Argument of perihelion | 50.395° |
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Physical characteristics
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| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
| Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| Equatorial surface gravity | ? m/s² |
| Escape velocity | ? km/s |
| Rotation period | ? d |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~156 K |
| Spectral type | ? |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 11.4 |
1761 Edmondson is a main-belt asteroid discovered March 30, 1952 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana. It is named for astronomer Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University, the program's founder and director.
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