Plancius
(4089 P-L )
Inclination: 8.632
Eccentricity: 0.18
Period: 4.498 years
AU 2.725
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1 << prev in category - Western Family Names - next in category >>
Petrus Plancius (Pieter Platevoet, 1552–1622) was a Dutch theologian, astronomer, navigator and appointed cartographer to the new Dutch East India Company. Plancius depicted the 12 new southern constellations on a globe he constructed in 1598. (M 46682) _ _.
Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. | ||
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