Luyten

(2007 P-L )

NOW @ 16 SAG 25

Inclination: 2.391

Eccentricity: 0.196

Period: 3.871 years

AU 2.465

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Named in honor of Willem Jacob Luyten {1899–1994}, emeritus professor of astronomy at the University of Minnesota, well known for his investigations on stars with large proper motion. (M 5038) _ _.

Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
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