Marimo

(1988 TK1 )
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NOW @ 1 ARI 11
FOUND @ 18 ARI 45
 
Inclination: 2.472
Eccentricity: 0.12
Period: 3.586 years
AU 2.343
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

13.10.1988 12:29 Kushiro 144e35 43n5 observations 1


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Named for spherically-shaped green algae that inhabit Lake Akan {see planet  (4584)} in Hokkaido, Japan. A protected species since 1894, Marimo can grow as big as a baby’s head: a Marimo with a diameter of 6 cm is estimated to be between 150 and 200 years old. (M 20521) _ _.


Discovered on 13-10-1988 in Kushiro by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H.

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