(134292) Edwardhall Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 20 February 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey at Mount Lemmon.
Edward Hall (1942–2020) earned a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. He was instrumental in the development of silicon-based sensors and gallium arsenide devices at Motorola. Hall later was director of the Arizona State University nanofabrication laboratory and executive associate dean of their School of Engineering.Naming citation (WGSBN Bull. 1, #1, 22), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edwardhall is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwardhall is 2.15 au from the Sun and 2.04 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 134292 |
| Provisional designation | 2006 DF8 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 16.59 |
| Orbital period | 3.26 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.20 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.01 – 2.39 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0863 |
| Inclination | 6.43° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.01 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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