742 Edisona
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Franz Kaiser |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Discovery date | February 23, 1913 |
| Designations | |
| 1913 QU | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Aphelion | 3.370 AU |
| Perihelion | 2.653 AU |
| 3.012 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.119 |
| 5.226 a | |
| 28.434° | |
| Inclination | 11.215° |
| 64.368° | |
| 286.233° | |
742 Edisona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser on February 23, 1913. It was named for inventor Thomas Edison.[citation needed]
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.[2]
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