1761 Edmondson

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]
1952 FN · 1940 BC
1950 XP · 1952 HT
1955 US · 1969 JK
1978 WY
main-belt
Orbital characteristics[1]
Epoch 13 January 2016 (JD 2457400.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
Observation arc 63.29 yr (23115 days)
Aphelion 3.9149 AU (585.66 Gm)
Perihelion 2.4367 AU (364.53 Gm)
3.1758 AU (475.09 Gm)
Eccentricity 0.23273
5.66 yr (2067.2 d)
178.06°
 10m 26.94s / day
Inclination 2.4638°
77.000°
49.889°
Earth MOID 1.45287 AU (217.346 Gm)
Jupiter MOID 1.17214 AU (175.350 Gm)
Jupiter Tisserand parameter 3.157
Physical characteristics
4.208 h (0.1753 d)
11.7

    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. 1 2 3 "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 1761 Edmondson (1952 FN)" (2015-07-13 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
    2. 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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