1552 Bessel

1552 Bessel (alternate designation 1938 DE) is a Main Belt asteroid.^[1]

It was discovered on February 24, 1938, by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku, Finland. It was named in honor of the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.^[2]

References

↑ "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (July 22, 1784 - March 17, 1846)". seds.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
↑ "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (July 22, 1784 - March 17, 1846)". seds.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.

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