1241 Dysona

Dysona

A three-dimensional model of 1241 Dysona based on its light curve.
Discovery
Discovered by Harry Edwin Wood
Discovery site Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date 4 March 1932
Designations
MPC designation 1241
Named after
Frank Watson Dyson
1932 EB1
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 96.10 yr (35102 days)
Aphelion 3.5150031 AU (525.83698 Gm)
Perihelion 2.8583212 AU (427.59877 Gm)
3.186662 AU (476.7178 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.1030360
5.69 yr (2077.8 d)
220.38784°
 10m 23.739s / day
Inclination 23.54493°
322.31171°
320.55240°
Earth MOID 1.8725 AU (280.12 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.85957 AU (278.188 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.060
Physical characteristics
Dimensions 83 km[1]
Mean radius
41.525±2.2 km
8.6080 h (0.35867 d)
8.6080 h[1]
0.0425±0.005[1]
9.45[1]

    1241 Dysona (1932 EB1) is a main-belt asteroid 83 km in diameter that was discovered on March 4, 1932, by Harry Edwin Wood at Johannesburg (UO).[1] It was later named in honor of the English astronomer Frank Watson Dyson.[2]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
    2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2003). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer. p. 101. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.

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