Claytonsmith

(1974 OD )
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NOW @ 17 TAU 57
FOUND @ 12 CAP 17
 
Inclination: 13.25
Eccentricity: 0.056
Period: 5.297 years
AU 3.039
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

19.7.1974 03:34 El Leoncito 69w20 31s48 observations 1


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Named in memory of Clayton Albert Smith (1934–1993), a leading expert on astrometry. Smith was known for his work on stellar catalogues and for improving the celestial coordinate system. He was director of the Yale-Columbia Southern Observatory (now the Dr. Carlos U. Cesco Station) in El Leoncito from 1968 to 1970 and director of the U.S. Naval Observatory’s Astrometry Department from 1992. (M 22497) _ _.


Avastatud: 19-7-1974 Avastamiskoht: El Leoncito Avastajad: Felix Aguilar Observatory

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