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742 Edisona


Discovery
Franz Kaiser
Heidelberg
23 February 1913
(742) Edisona
1913 QU
Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5)
Uncertainty parameter 0
102.98 yr (37,612 d)
3.3678 AU (503.82 Gm)
2.6535 AU (396.96 Gm)
3.0107 AU (450.39 Gm)
0.11862
5.22 yr (1,908.1 d)
65.177°
0° 11m 19.212s / day
11.219°
64.214°
284.294°
1.67537 AU (250.632 Gm)
2.11567 AU (316.500 Gm)
3.210
22.80±1.75 km
18.52 h (0.772 d)
0.1286±0.022
9.55
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742 Edisona is a minor planet, specifically an asteroid orbiting in the asteroid belt that was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser on February 23, 1913. It was named for inventor Thomas Edison. This asteroid is orbiting 3.01 AU with a period of 5.22 years and an eccentricity of 0.119. The orbital plane is inclined at an angle of 11.2° to the plane of the ecliptic. This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.

Photometric observations made during 2008 were used to produce a light curve of 742 Edisona showing a rotation period of 18.52±0.01 with a brightness variation of 0.30±0.01 in magnitude. It spans a girth of approximately 45.6 km.

  • 742 Edisona at AstDyS-2, Asteroids—Dynamic Site
    • Ephemeris · Observation prediction · Orbital info · Proper elements · Observational info
  • 742 Edisona at the JPL Small-Body Database
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