(1761) Edmondson
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Asteroid (1761) Edmondson |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 3.164 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.238 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.409 AU - 3.918 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 2.466 ° |
| Sidereal period | 5.63 a |
| Physical Properties | |
| Absolute brightness | 11.7 mag |
| history | |
| Explorer | Indiana Asteroid Program |
| Date of discovery | March 30, 1952 |
| Another name | 1952 FN |
| 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. | |
(1761) Edmondson is an asteroid of the asteroid belt discovered on March 30, 1952 at the Goethe Link Observatory .
The asteroid was named after the astronomer Frank K. Edmondson .