Sangerhausen

(2172 T-1 )
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NOW @ 9 ARI 14
FOUND @ 0 LIB 44
 
Inclination: 2.453
Eccentricity: 0.18
Period: 3.239 years
AU 2.189
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

25.3.1971 06:53 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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In the vicinity of the German city of Sangerhausen, a remarkable archaeological object was unearthed. This 4000-year-old bronze disc shows a quasi-real starry sky. Its similarity to Homer's Iliad 18, 484--486 is striking. The name was suggested by W. Schlosser and L. D. Schmadel.


Discovered on 25-3-1971 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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