Espinette

(1932 PB )
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NOW @ 11 LEO 40
FOUND @ 12 AQU 48
 
Inclination: 3.88
Eccentricity: 0.278
Period: 3.45 years
AU 2.283
Type: 0005

Discovery Chart

30.7.1932 06:45 Williams Bay 24e45 59n26 observations 1


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Named for the discoverer's residence in Williams Bay, Wisconsin. For many of the 45 years the discoverer worked at the Yerkes Observatory the Van Biesbroecks fed and housed students and visiting astronomers from all over the world. The name originally comes from a small cafe in one of the parks in Brussels. Name proposed by the discoverer's children, Edwin Van Biesbroeck, Simone Van Biesbroeck Titus and Micheline Van Biesbroeck Wilson.


Discovered on 30-7-1932 in Williams Bay by Van Biesbroeck, G.

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