Baghdad
(1986 RR )
Inclination: 3.886
Eccentricity: 0.295
Period: 3.459 years
AU 2.287
Type: 0005
Discovery Chart
5.9.1986 00:00 Smolyan 24e43 41n39 observations 1 << prev in category - Cities - next in category >>
Baghdad was founded near one of the foremost cities of old Mesopotamia by the Arab Abbasid dynasty in the eighth century. Its beauty has inspired many poets and musicians, and it is still well known from stories such as Thousand and One Nights.
Discovered on 5-9-1986 in Smolyan by Elst, E. W., Ivanova, V. G. | ||
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| 27-11-2003 | George W. Bush visited Baghdad. Asteroid Baghdad conjunct Moon. |
| 28-06-2004 | L. Paul bremer III relinquished his duties as authority administrator and the power to govern Iraq has been returning to the country. Asteroid Baghdad conjunct Venus. |