Zibeline

(1998 SQ145 )
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NOW @ 5 SAG 24
FOUND @ 6 TAU 37
 
Inclination: 6.384
Eccentricity: 0.121
Period: 3.373 years
AU 2.249
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

20.9.1998 07:23 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1


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Zibeline is the name of a small animal (Martes zibellina), that generally lives in the colder parts of the globe. Astronomer Chappe d'Auteroche, on his voyage to Tobolsk, Siberia, in 1761, reported how it has been hunted for its beautiful dark fur, resulting in almost complete extinction.


Discovered on 20-9-1998 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.

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