1570 Brunonia

Brunonia
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Sylvain Julien Victor Arend
Discovery site Uccle
Discovery date October 9, 1948
Designations
MPC designation 1570
1948 TX
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.0117849
Perihelion 2.6730269
Eccentricity 0.0595900
1750.3608174
121.38472
Inclination 1.66060
190.19928
225.88924
Physical characteristics
12.4

    1570 Brunonia (1948 TX) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1948 by Sylvain Julien Victor Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle, Belgium. In 1954, he named the asteroid after Brown University.

    Arend wrote to Brown Professor Charles H. Smiley:

    — This planet is named in honor of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. ... Its astronomical history dates back to the transit of Venus in 1769, observed by Prof. Benjamin West. Two local streets are named Planet and Transit. The naming of the planet is also a tribute to the international reputation of Dr. Smiley.[1]

    References

    1. ↑ Mitchell, Martha (1993). "Brown University Glacier". Encyclopedia Brunoniana. Providence, RI: Brown University Library. ASIN B0006P9F3C. Retrieved 2010-02-09.

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