de Saussure
(1993 OQ5 )
Inclination: 5.82
Eccentricity: 0.232
Period: 4.713 years
AU 2.811
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
20.7.1993 05:50 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1 << prev in category - Long names - next in category >>
Swiss aristocrat and physicist Horace-Bénedict de Saussure (1770-1799) made several journeys through the Swiss Alps, directing his attention to its botany, mineralogy, geology and topography of the snowy mountains. This naming also honors the linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913).
Discovered on 20-7-1993 in La Silla by Elst, E. W. | ||
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