Niebuhr

(1953 NB )
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NOW @ 11 CAN 30
FOUND @ 18 AQU 49
 
Inclination: 6.65
Eccentricity: 0.382
Period: 4.614 years
AU 2.771
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

13.7.1953 23:25 Johannesburg 28e4 26s11 observations 1


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Named in memory of Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815), astronomer-surveyor, the sole survivor of the ill-fated Danish expedition to Arabia Felix (Yemen) in 1760–67. During an adventurous return voyage via India, and at great personal sacrifice, he carefully copied the inscriptions at the ruins of Persepolis. This served as the basis for the subsequent decoding of the cuneiform script and thus our access to source documents of early astronomical observations in that geographical area. (M 27329) Name suggested by R. M. West. _ _.


Avastatud: 13-7-1953 Avastamiskoht: Johannesburg Avastajad: Bruwer, J. A.

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