Banks

(1990 VG6 )

NOW @ 3 PIS 44

Inclination: 8.101

Eccentricity: 0.117

Period: 4.015 years

AU 2.526

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

15.11.1990 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1

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British botanist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) joined James Cook on the Endeavour. He proposed an experiment to move en masse a food crop (namely, breadfruit) from one location to another. The first mission, under the command of Captain Bligh, was doomed to fail, but the second in 1791 was successful.

Discovered on 15-11-1990 in La Silla by Elst, E. W.
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