Islandica
(1355 T-2 )
Inclination: 0.303
Eccentricity: 0.11
Period: 5.461 years
AU 3.101
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
29.9.1973 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1 << prev in category - Nature2 - next in category >>
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Named for Bucephala islandica, or Barrow’s gold-eneye. {It belongs to the family of the Anatidae and is one of the birds on the ‘List of Endangered Birds in Europe’. In 1994 only 200 pairs were counted.} (M 33794; M 34089) _ _.
Discovered on 29-9-1973 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. | ||
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| 14-05-2002 | NATO leaders met in Reykjavik, Island. Asteroid Islandica conjunct asteroid Natori. |