Discovery date 4 August 1926 Minor planet category Mars-crosser asteroid Discovered 4 August 1926 Discoverer Sergey Belyavsky Discovery site Simeiz Observatory | Alternative names 1926 PD Observation arc 32735 days (89.62 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Roald Amundsen Asteroid group Mars-crosser asteroid | |
Discovered by Sergei Ivanovich Belyavsky Aphelion 3.06257 AU (458.154 Gm) Similar 1056 Azalea, 132 Aethra, 1002 Olbersia, 1001 Gaussia, 1111 Reinmuthia | ||
1065 Amundsenia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. Initially it received the designation 1926 PD. It is now named after Roald Amundsen. It has a diameter of roughly 11–24 kilometres and is one of the 10 largest Mars-crossing asteroids.
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