Inclination: 5.253
Eccentricity: 0.174
Period: 3.561 years
AU 2.332
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
16.3.1980 00:00 La Silla -70.7394 -29.2546 observations 1 << prev in category - Lääne perekonnanimed - next in category >>
Named in honor of Rune Fogelquist (b. 1924) for his inspiring activities in astronomy popularization within the Mariestad Astronomy Club, located near Lake VƤnern in southern Sweden, and the building and running of the nearby Bifrost Observatory, the main instrument at which is a 0.60-m reflector. The observatory has about 1000 visitors annually. The naming commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the Mariestad Astronomy Club, celebrated in August 1998. Name proposed and citation prepared by H. Rickman.
Discovered on 16-3-1980 in La Silla by Lagerkvist, C.-I. | ||
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