Fitzroy

(1982 FX3 )

NOW @ 0 TAU 7

Inclination: 5.359

Eccentricity: 0.101

Period: 5.658 years

AU 3.175

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

28.3.1982 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1

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British Naval Officer, hydrographer and meteorologist Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865) was captain of the HMS Beagle, which sailed around the world with Charles Darwin aboard as naturalist. FitzRoy was governor of New Zealand (1843-1848) and in 1854 established and directed what is now the British Meteorological Office.

Discovered on 28-3-1982 in La Silla by Debehogne, H.
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