(1046) Edwin
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Asteroid (1046) Edwin |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt asteroid |
| Major semi-axis | 2.9828 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.0664 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.7848 AU - 3.1808 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 7.915 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5,152 a |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.25 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | ? km |
| Dimensions | ? kg |
| Albedo | ? |
| Medium density | ? g / cm³ |
| Rotation period | 5.292 h |
| Absolute brightness | 10,579 likes |
| Spectral class | Xe |
| history | |
| Explorer | George Van Biesbroeck |
| Date of discovery | 1924 |
| Another name | 1924 UA, 1949 RB, 1949 YL |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(1046) Edwin is an asteroid of the main belt , which on 1 December 1924 by the Belgian astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay , Wisconsin was discovered.
The asteroid is named after Edwin van Biesbroeck , the son of the discoverer.