Walraven

(1931 PH )
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NOW @ 14 LIB 6
FOUND @ 11 CAP 43
 
Inclination: 8.161
Eccentricity: 0.235
Period: 3.473 years
AU 2.293
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

8.8.1931 16:56 Johannesburg 28e4 26s11 observations 1


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Named in honor of Th. Walraven {1916– }, retired professor of astronomy at the University of Leiden and for many years resident astronomer at the former Leiden Southern Station near Hartbeespoortdam, South Africa. He constructed special photometers for the telescopes at the station, including the 5-color photometer for which he developed the Walraven photometric system. (M 12968) _ _.


Discovered on 8-8-1931 in Johannesburg by van Gent, H.

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