ii Alcaeus

(2058 P-L )

NOW @ 25 ARI 8

Inclination: 2.187

Eccentricity: 0.036

Period: 4.325 years

AU 2.655

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Alcaeus (ca. 620 B.C.-ca. 580 B.C.) was a Greek poet from the island of Lesbos. His songs are as famous as those of Sappho. Many of his songs were translated into Latin and influenced Theocrites and Horace.

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