Piso

(4175 P-L )

NOW @ 17 GEM 59

Inclination: 4.356

Eccentricity: 0.11

Period: 3.345 years

AU 2.237

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Willem Piso (1610-1678), doctor of medicine, together with Georg Marcgraf wrote the first book about the flora, fauna and the local customs of the Brazilians. Their book was and is an unique example of Brazilian society during the reign of the Dutch in Brazil.

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