Wangshouguan

(1979 WO )
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NOW @ 20 AQU 45
FOUND @ 29 ARI 45
 
Inclination: 11.424
Eccentricity: 0.147
Period: 5.671 years
AU 3.18
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

19.11.1979 14:48 Nanking 118e49 32n4 observations 1


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Named in honor of Wang Shouguan, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an unfailing friend of the discoverers. Wang has contributed to the development of modern Chinese astronomy and has served as chief editor of Acta Astrophysica Sinica since its inception. He is also an honorary president of the Chinese Astronomical Society and honorary director of Beijing Observatory. (M 21607) _ _.


Discovered on 19-11-1979 in Nanking by Purple Mountain Observatory

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