Ostend

(1998 OU13 )
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NOW @ 5 VIR 12
FOUND @ 6 PIS 45
 
Inclination: 2.43
Eccentricity: 0.083
Period: 4.661 years
AU 2.79
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

26.7.1998 07:21 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1


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Named for a town (Flemish Oostende, French Ostende) on the Belgian coast. A fishing village since the ninth century, it was fortified in 1583 as a Dutch stronghold in Belgium. However, in 1604, it fell to the Spanish troops after a three-year siege. With emperor Charles VI of Austria, who founded the “Ostend Company”, Ostend entered into a period of prosperity. After Belgian independence in 1830 it became a fashionable seaside resort. Connected to England by sea and air services, Ostend is often called the “Gateway to Europe”. (M 34629) _ _.


Discovered on 26-7-1998 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.

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