1761 Edmondson
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana University |
| Discovery date | March 30, 1952 |
| Designations | |
Named after | Frank K. Edmondson |
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1940 BC; 1950 XP; 1952 FN; 1952 HT; 1955 US; 1969 JK; 1978 WY | |
| Main belt | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Epoch June 14, 2006 (JD 2453900.5) | |
| Aphelion | 586.765 Gm (3.922 AU) |
| Perihelion | 360.092 Gm (2.407 AU) |
| 473.429 Gm (3.165 AU) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.239 |
| 2056.327 d(5.63 a) | |
Average orbital speed | 16.50 km/s |
| 286.263° | |
| Inclination | 2.466° |
| 77.097° | |
| 50.395° | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | ? km |
| Mass | ?×10? kg |
Mean density | 2.0? g/cm³ |
| ? m/s² | |
| ? km/s | |
| ? d | |
| Albedo | 0.10? |
| Temperature | ~156 K |
Spectral type | ? |
| 11.4 | |
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1761 Edmondson is a main-belt asteroid discovered March 30, 1952 by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana.[1] It is named for astronomer Frank K. Edmondson of Indiana University, the program's founder and director.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ JPL Small-Body Database Browser
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmandel, Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, v. 1 (Springer, 2003), p. 140, col. 2. ISBN 3540002383
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