Le Poole

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30.9.1973 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named in honor of Rudolf Le Poole (1942– ), who spent several years in Tucson, working with G. P. Kuiper {see planet  (1776)}, before moving to the Leiden Observatory. Le Poole is a member of the HIPPARCOS Science Team. He is also developing the Astroscan II, a very accurate measuring instrument for photographic plates, for the Leiden Observatory. (M 22508) _ _.


Discovered on 30-9-1973 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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