In the vicinity of the German city of Sangerhausen, a remarkable archaeological object was unearthed. This 4000-year-old bronze disc shows a quasi-real starry sky. Its similarity to Homer's Iliad18, 484--486 is striking. The name was suggested by W. Schlosser and L. D. Schmadel.
Discovered on 25-3-1971 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.