(1046) Edwin Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 1 December 1924 by G. Van Biesbroeck at Williams Bay.
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Where Edwin is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Edwin is 2.94 au from the Sun and 2.22 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 1046 |
| Provisional designation | A924 XF |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 29.1 km (#1,418 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.201 |
| Rotation period | 5.29 hours |
| Spectral type | Xe |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 10.88 |
| Orbital period | 5.16 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.99 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.81 – 3.16 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0597 |
| Inclination | 7.91° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.83 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
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