ii Geballe

(1978 VK9 )

NOW @ 6 TAU 54

Inclination: 4.572

Eccentricity: 0.163

Period: 3.368 years

AU 2.247

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

7.11.1978 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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T. R. Geballe (b. 1944) is responsible for pioneering the first infrared spectral classification system for substellar objects. Discoveries include H₃⁺ in the giant planets and interstellar medium, non-LTE emission from Saturn VI (Titan), and countless IR observations of circumstellar and interstellar molecular sources.

Discovered on 7-11-1978 in Palomar by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J.
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