Discovered by E. L. Johnson MPC designation 1760 Sandra Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 10 April 1950 Discoverer Ernest Leonard Johnson Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 10 April 1950 Named after his granddaughter Orbital period 2,038 days Orbits Sun Discovery site Union Observatory | |
Alternative names 1950 GB · 1934 NP
1935 QH · 1950 HF
1950 JM · 1951 OK
1967 JC · 1968 OC People also search for Sun, 1568 Aisleen, 1623 Vivian | ||
1760 Sandra, provisional designation 1950 GB, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 10, 1950, by South African astronomer Ernest Leonard Johnson at Johannesburg Observatory. The dark asteroid measures about 36 kilometers in diameter.
It was named by the discoverer after his granddaughter, Sandra.
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