Bouguer

(1993 ON9 )
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NOW @ 14 TAU 8
FOUND @ 24 CAP 31
 
Inclination: 3.042
Eccentricity: 0.123
Period: 3.281 years
AU 2.208
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

20.7.1993 04:41 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1


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Named in memory of the French scientist Pierre Bouguer (1698–1758), the founder of astronomical photometry. In 1720 he made some of the earliest measurements in astronomical photometry by comparing the apparent brightness of celestial objects to the light of a candle. In 1735 he followed de la Condamine to measure an arc of the meridian near the equator in Peru. During his stay he investigated the absorption of light in the atmosphere, which led to the formulation of “Bouguer’s absorption law”. (M 34346) _ _.


Discovered on 20-7-1993 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.

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