1761 Edmondson
| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
| Discovery date | 30 March 1952 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1761 Edmondson |
Named after | Frank K. Edmondson[2] |
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1952 FN · 1940 BC 1950 XP · 1952 HT 1955 US · 1969 JK 1978 WY | |
| main-belt | |
| Orbital characteristics [1] | |
| Epoch 27 June 2015 (JD 2457200.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 63.29 yr (23,115 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.9148 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.4360 AU |
| 3.1754 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.2328 |
| 5.66 yr (2066.7 days) | |
| 143.26° | |
| Inclination | 2.4639° |
| 77.003° | |
| 49.859° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.4527 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 4.208 h | |
| 11.7 | |
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1761 Edmondson, provisional designation 1952 FN, 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 (1912–2008) of Indiana University, the program's founder and director.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1761 Edmondson (1952 FN)" (2015-07-13 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved October 2015.
- 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (1761) Edmondson. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 140. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7. Retrieved October 2015.
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