Pondicherry

(1993 TW38 )

NOW @ 16 TAU 58

Inclination: 9.867

Eccentricity: 0.049

Period: 5.128 years

AU 2.974

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

9.10.1993 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1

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Pondicherry is a city on the Coromandel coast in southeast India, founded by the French in 1674. In 1760 the astronomer Le Gentil traveled there to observe the transits of Venus in 1761 and 1769. Today the city is a popular destination for tourists.

Discovered on 9-10-1993 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.
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