(9260) Edwardolson Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 8 October 1953 by Indiana University at Brooklyn.
Edward C. Olson (b. 1930), emeritus professor at the University of Illinois, has carried out observational programs that have demonstrated how the outer layers of mass-gaining stars are distorted, and how angular momentum from the mass-transfer process can spin stars up close to the stability limit.Naming citation (20040713/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Edwardolson is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwardolson is 1.89 au from the Sun and 1.17 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9260 |
| Provisional designation | 1953 TA1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 4.12 km (#12,467 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.262 |
| Rotation period | 3.09 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 14.27 |
| Orbital period | 3.47 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.29 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 1.77 – 2.81 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.229 |
| Inclination | 5.10° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 0.765 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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