Discovery[1] | |
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Discovered by | Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program) |
Discovery site | Goethe Link Obs. |
Discovery date | 30 March 1952 |
Designations | |
(1761) Edmondson | |
Named after | Frank Edmondson (American astronomer)[2] |
1952 FN · 1940 BC 1950 XP · 1952 HT 1955 US · 1969 JK 1978 WY | |
main-belt · background[3] | |
Orbital characteristics[1] | |
Epoch 4 September 2017 (JD 2458000.5) | |
Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
Observation arc | 64.74 yr (23,646 days) |
Aphelion | 3.9145 AU |
Perihelion | 2.4388 AU |
3.1766 AU | |
Eccentricity | 0.2323 |
5.66 yr (2,068 days) | |
282.49° | |
0° 10m 26.76s / day | |
Inclination | 2.4636° |
76.988° | |
49.903° | |
Physical characteristics | |
Dimensions | 20.51 km (calculated)[3] 21.94±0.94 km[4] |
4.208±0.002 h[5] | |
0.08 (assumed)[3] 0.102±0.009[4] | |
C[3] | |
11.40[4] · 11.8[1][3] · 12.06±0.33[6] | |
1761 Edmondson, provisional designation 1952 FN, is a dark background asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 21 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 30 March 1952, by the Indiana Asteroid Program at Goethe Link Observatory, United States.[7] It was named after astronomer Frank Edmondson.[2]
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