Brachyrhynchus

(2561 P-L )

NOW @ 16 GEM 5

Inclination: 13.15

Eccentricity: 0.064

Period: 4.472 years

AU 2.714

Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

24.9.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1

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Named for Anser brachyrhynchus, or pink-footed goose. This species, as well as many of those described in the citations that follow, are species whose presence in Europe is endangered.

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