(1241) Dysona

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Asteroid
(1241) Dysona
Properties of the orbit ( animation )
Orbit type Main belt asteroid
Major semi-axis 3.1849  AU
eccentricity 0.1063
Perihelion - aphelion 2.8463 AU - 3.5235 AU
Inclination of the orbit plane 23.551 °
Sidereal period 5,684 a
Mean orbital velocity 16.69 km / s
Physical Properties
Medium diameter 83.06 km
Dimensions ? Template: Infobox asteroid / maintenance / masskg
Albedo 0.043
Medium density ? g / cm³
Rotation period 8.856 h
Absolute brightness 9.37 likes
Spectral class ?
history
Explorer H. E. Wood
Date of discovery March 4, 1932
Another name 1932 EB 1 , 1948 CE, 1956 PB
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.

(1241) Dysona is an asteroid of the main belt , which at 4. March 1932 by the South African astronomer Harry Edwin Wood in Johannesburg was discovered.

The asteroid is named after the British astronomer Frank Watson Dyson .

See also