Biandepei

(1994 GR )
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NOW @ 18 ARI 32
FOUND @ 3 SCO 22
 
Inclination: 5.46
Eccentricity: 0.171
Period: 3.566 years
AU 2.334
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

8.4.1994 14:05 Kitami 143e47 43n46 observations 1


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Named in honor of Bian Depei (b. 1926), popularizer of science and astronomy in the People's Republic of China. He has published more than 60 books, many winning national prizes, and nearly 800 articles. He played an important role in establishing the Beijing Planetarium in 1954 and launching Amateur Astronomer magazine in 1958, both the first of their kind in China. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by A. Fujii and T. Sato.


Discovered on 8-4-1994 in Kitami by Endate, K., Watanabe, K.

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