ii Columbianus
(6571 P-L )
Inclination: 3.127
Eccentricity: 0.239
Period: 5.149 years
AU 2.982
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1 << prev in category - Birds - next in category >>
Named for Cygnus columbianus, also called Cygnus bewickii, or Bewick’s swan. {It belongs to the family of the Anatidae. Bewick’s Swan comes from Northern Russia and stays along the North Sea in winter. In 1994 only 3,000 pairs of Cygnus columbianus were counted.} (M 33790; M 34089) _ _.
Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. | ||
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