Kipthorne
(1996 KT8 )
Inclination: 5.705
Eccentricity: 0.146
Period: 3.463 years
AU 2.289
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
22.5.1996 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1 << prev in category - Full Names - next in category >>
Kip S. Thorne (b. 1940) is an astrophysicist working principally in the field of gravitation physics. The youngest full professor in the history of the California Institute of Technology, he was coauthor of the famous book, Gravitation (1973), with John Wheeler and Charles Mismer.
Discovered on 22-5-1996 in La Silla by Elst, E. W. | ||
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