Discovered by Franz Kaiser Alternative names 1913 QU Aphelion 3.3678 AU (503.82 Gm) Discovered 23 February 1913 Discoverer Franz Kaiser Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 23 February 1913 Observation arc 102.98 yr (37612 d) Perihelion 2.6535 AU (396.96 Gm) Orbits Sun Asteroid family Eos family | |
Discovery site Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl Similar 679 Pax, 528 Rezia, 540 Rosamunde, 441 Bathilde, 625 Xenia | ||
742 Edisona is a minor planet orbiting the Sun that was discovered by German astronomer Franz Kaiser on February 23, 1913. It was named for inventor Thomas Edison.
This is a member of the dynamic Eos family of asteroids that most likely formed as the result of a collisional breakup of a parent body.
References
742 Edisona Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA