Inclination: 3.197
Eccentricity: 0.042
Period: 4.776 years
AU 2.836
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
28.12.1996 09:42 Chichibu 139e9 35n59 observations 1 << prev in category - Japanese - next in category >>
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Named for a mountain in Nagano prefecture, part of the Japanese Northern Alps. Popular with climbers, the 2857-m peak is especially famous because an Englishman, Walter Weston (1861–1940), climbed it in 1894 and spread the word of its beauty all over the world. (M 33388) _ _.
Discovered on 28-12-1996 in Chichibu by Sato, N. | ||
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