Hirst

(1981 WW )
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NOW @ 19 CAN 1
FOUND @ 23 TAU 24
 
Inclination: 3.651
Eccentricity: 0.222
Period: 3.781 years
AU 2.427
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.11.1981 03:35 Anderson Mesa 111w32 35n5 observations 1


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Named in honor of William P. Hirst, computer of the orbits of several of the minor planets discovered in Johannesburg. A Yorkshireman by birth, he worked for many years as Shell Oil’s chief chemist in South Africa. He led the Cape Town Moonwatch Team from its inception in 1957, and following his retirement from Shell he served for several years at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory as Moonwatch world coordinator. After returning to South Africa he continued to lecture on celestial mechanics at the University of Cape Town until the age of 83. (M 12014) _ _.


Avastatud: 24-11-1981 Avastamiskoht: Anderson Mesa Avastajad: Bowell, E.

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