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1046 Edwin

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Discovered by
  
MPC designation
  
1924 UA

Observation arc
  
90.09 yr (32907 days)

Discovered
  
1 December 1924

Discoverer
  
Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
1 December 1924

Alternative names
  
1949 RB, 1949 YL

Aphelion
  
3.1791 AU (475.59 Gm)

Orbits
  
Sun

Discovery site
  
Spectral type
  
1046 Edwin

Similar
  
1056 Azalea, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 107 Camilla, 1036 Ganymed

1046 Edwin is an asteroid that was discovered by Belgian-American astronomer George Van Biesbroeck on December 1, 1924. It was assigned the provisional designation 1924 UA, then named after the discoverer's son, Edwin van Biesbroeck. Photometric observations of this asteroid at the Oakley Observatory in Terre Haute, Indiana during 2006 gave a light curve with a period of 5.30 ± 0.02 hours and a brightness variation of 0.3 ± 0.1 in magnitude.

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1046 Edwin Wikipedia