Farmer

(1991 NF )
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NOW @ 1 CAP 53
FOUND @ 4 AQU 19
 
Inclination: 23.557
Eccentricity: 0.052
Period: 2.761 years
AU 1.968
Type: 0006

Discovery Chart

9.7.1991 10:30 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named in honor of Crofton Bernard Farmer, distinguished visiting scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory whose research has been primarily in earth and planetary atmospheres. He has been awarded the NASA Exceptional Scientific Achievement Medal on three occasions. The discoverer and members of the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program wish to recognize his efforts in providing crucial assistance to the NEAT task as motivator, organizer and representative to the sponsor. (M 26931) _ _.


Discovered on 9-7-1991 in Palomar by Helin, E. F.

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