Peters
(1988 CP4 )
Inclination: 21.356
Eccentricity: 0.004
Period: 5.608 years
AU 3.156
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
13.2.1988 00:00 La Silla 70w44 29s15 observations 1 << prev in category - Western Family Names - next in category >>
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813-1890) was a German-American astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids visually. He discovered 48 asteroids as well as the comet now known as 80P/Peters-Hartley. Name suggested by Michel-Alain Combes.
Discovered on 13-2-1988 in La Silla by Elst, E. W. | ||
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