Edithrand

(1948 AG )
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NOW @ 25 AQU 42
FOUND @ 19 LEO 20
 
Inclination: 24.267
Eccentricity: 0.076
Period: 2.676 years
AU 1.927
Type: 0006

Discovery Chart

14.1.1948 13:23 Mount Hamilton 24e45 59n26 observations 1


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Named for Edith (Rand) Wirtanen, who found this minor planet on an astrographic plate taken by her husband, the Lick astronomer Carl A. Wirtanen {see planet  (2044)}. As a long-term resident at Mt. Hamilton, she performed numerous jobs, from library assistant to observing assistant under F. J. Neubauer and G. {see planet  (2796)} and K. Kron. (M 26764) _ _.


Discovered on 14-1-1948 in Mount Hamilton by Wirtanen, E.

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