Perkin

(1980 CO )
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NOW @ 27 TAU 15
FOUND @ 5 VIR 47
 
Inclination: 3.13
Eccentricity: 0.064
Period: 5.015 years
AU 2.93
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

13.2.1980 05:50 Harvard 71w8 42n23 observations 1


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Named in honor of Richard S{cott} and Gladys T{almage} Perkin, long-time friends and supporters of astronomical research, particularly at the Harvard College Observatory. Richard Perkin (1906–1969) was a founder of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation, the company that has been responsible for the construction of a number of advanced astronomical instruments, including the Space Telescope. Gladys Perkin {1907–2000} served for over a decade as a member of the Committee to Visit the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. (M 6955) _ _.


Discovered on 13-2-1980 in Harvard by Harvard Observatory

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