Hercynia

(1900 FK )
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NOW @ 17 CAN 42
Inclination: 12.654
Eccentricity: 0.243
Period: 5.178 years
AU 2.993
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

21.9.1900 00:00 Heidelberg 8.7216 49.3986 observations 1


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This is the Latin name for the mountainous forests in Germany from the upper part of the Rhine to the Carpathian Mountains in southeastern Europe, which, according to Caesar, required nine days journey to cross it. The name (Hercynia silva) was later used only for parts of the entire region. (H 50; AN 162, 195 (1903)) _ _.


Discovered on 21-9-1900 in Heidelberg by Wolf, M. F., Schwassmann, A.

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