Discovered by Johnson, E. L. MPC designation 1580 Minor planet category Amor Discovered 22 May 1950 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Union Observatory | Discovery date 22 May 1950 Alternative names 1950 KA Observation arc 65.14 yr (23791 days) Orbits Sun Discoverer Ernest Leonard Johnson Asteroid group Amor asteroid | |
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Similar 1627 Ivar, 1685 Toro, 1980 Tezcatlipoca, 3908 Nyx, 2100 Ra‑Shalom | ||
1580 Betulia (provisional designation: 1950 KA) is an Amor asteroid discovered on May 22, 1950, by Ernest Leonard Johnson at the Union Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa. Betulia's shape has been accurately determined: at its widest point, the asteroid is 6.59 ± .66 km wide; however, its effective diameter is 5.39 ± .54 km.
The name honours Betulia Toro, wife of the astronomer Samuel Herrick. Herrick had studied the asteroid's orbit, and requested the name, along with that of 1685 Toro.
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