De Ruyter

(1051 T-1 )

NOW @ 0 ARI 44

Inclination: 10.514

Eccentricity: 0.056

Period: 5.181 years

AU 2.994

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

25.3.1971 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (1607-1676), in Dutch history a famous admiral, played a decisive role in the Anglo-Dutch Wars of the seventeenth century. De Ruyter was of humble origin but much loved by his sailors and soldiers. The name was suggested by C. E. Koppeschaar.

Discovered on 25-3-1971 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.
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