van Woerden

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NOW @ 7 CAN 3
FOUND @ 11 ARI 1
 
Inclination: 14.857
Eccentricity: 0.093
Period: 4.163 years
AU 2.588
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 11:05 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Hugo van Woerden (b. 1926) was professor of astronomy in Groningen with a main interest in neutral hydrogen in galaxies. He has been very active in popularizing astronomy and received a Royal Medal “Ridder in de Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw” in 1992. The citation was prepared by U. Schwarz.


Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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