Discovered by P. Wild Observation arc 89.90 yr (32836 days) Orbits Sun | Discovery date 17 April 1968 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 17 April 1968 Named after N. R. Pogson | |
Alternative names 1968 HA · 1926 GW1929 EE · 1942 EC11945 BB · 1953 RE11955 FX · 1955 GE1961 AC · 1969 QM1971 BJ · 1972 NA11972 OC · 1972 OD Similar 1338 Duponta, 1333 Cevenola, 1089 Tama, Asteroid belt, 317 Roxane | ||
1830 Pogson, provisional designation 1968 HA, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 17, 1968, by Paul Wild at Zimmerwald Observatory, Switzerland. The S-type asteroid with a relatively low eccentricity of 0.05 orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–2.3 AU every 3 years and 3 months. It had been assigned a large number of provisional designations dating back as far as 1926.
It was named after the English astronomer Norman Pogson (1829–1891), inventor of the modern astronomical magnitude scale and discoverer of eight minor planets, including 42 Isis and 67 Asia.
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