de Jager

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NOW @ 10 SAG 26
FOUND @ 21 ARI 51
 
Inclination: 2.429
Eccentricity: 0.077
Period: 3.192 years
AU 2.168
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

16.10.1977 06:17 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named in honor of Cornelis de Jager, Dutch astronomer, former director of the observatory at Utrecht and General Secretary of the IAU from 1967 to 1973. His research concentrated on solar physics. He promoted international scientific collaboration, in particular with the Soviet Union. (M 18138) _ _.


Discovered on 16-10-1977 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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