Marcgraf

(4141 P-L )

NOW @ 3 AQU 43

Inclination: 4.367

Eccentricity: 0.178

Period: 4.038 years

AU 2.536

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Georg Marcgraf (1610-1643), astronomer, mathematician and naturalist, made the first serious study of the southern sky during his stay in Dutch Brazil. He is also known for his zoological and cartographic work during the reign of Johan Maurits in Dutch Brazil. Marcgraf died in 1643 in Luanda (then Dutch Angola).

Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
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