Ludolph

(6615 P-L )
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NOW @ 10 ARI 15
FOUND @ 27 PIS 2
 
Inclination: 4.702
Eccentricity: 0.094
Period: 3.335 years
AU 2.232
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 08:24 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Ludolph van Ceulen (1540-1610) was a German-Dutch mathematician who is famous for his calculation of π to 35 places. He did this using polygons of 262 sides. His result, 3.14159265358979323846264338327950288, known as the Ludolphine number, is engraved on his tombstone in Leiden.


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

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