Vesuvius
(4216 T-2 )
Inclination: 9.247
Eccentricity: 0.136
Period: 7.96 years
AU 3.986
Type: 0008
Discovery Chart
29.9.1973 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1 << prev in category - Hilda - next in category >>
Naples' Mount Vesuvius is the famous volcano that destroyed the cities Pompeii and Herculanum in 79 A.D. Large eruptions followed in 1631 and 1944.
Discovered on 29-9-1973 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. | ||
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