Woltjer

(4010 P-L )

NOW @ 23 SAG 41

Inclination: 7.53

Eccentricity: 0.191

Period: 4.649 years

AU 2.785

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Named in honor of Dr. Jan J. Woltjer Jr. {1891–1946}, who was assistant professor at the Leiden Observatory from 1941–1946. He was an authority in the field of celestial mechanics and Cepheid pulsations. (M 3569) _ _.

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