1241 Dysona
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A three-dimensional model of 1241 Dysona based on its light curve. | |
| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Harry Edwin Wood |
| Discovery site | Johannesburg (UO) |
| Discovery date | 4 March 1932 |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1241 |
Named after | Frank Watson Dyson |
| 1932 EB1 | |
| Orbital characteristics[1] | |
| Epoch 31 July 2016 (JD 2457600.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 0 | |
| Observation arc | 96.10 yr (35102 days) |
| Aphelion | 3.5150031 AU (525.83698 Gm) |
| Perihelion | 2.8583212 AU (427.59877 Gm) |
| 3.186662 AU (476.7178 Gm) | |
| Eccentricity | 0.1030360 |
| 5.69 yr (2077.8 d) | |
| 220.38784° | |
| 0° 10m 23.739s / day | |
| Inclination | 23.54493° |
| 322.31171° | |
| 320.55240° | |
| Earth MOID | 1.8725 AU (280.12 Gm) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.85957 AU (278.188 Gm) |
| Jupiter Tisserand parameter | 3.060 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Dimensions | 83 km[1] |
Mean radius | 41.525±2.2 km |
| 8.6080 h (0.35867 d) | |
Sidereal rotation period | 8.6080 h[1] |
| 0.0425±0.005[1] | |
| 9.45[1] | |
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1241 Dysona (1932 EB1) is a main-belt asteroid 83 km in diameter that was discovered on March 4, 1932, by Harry Edwin Wood at Johannesburg (UO).[1] It was later named in honor of the English astronomer Frank Watson Dyson.[2]
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