Inclination: 3.325
Eccentricity: 0.197
Period: 4.209 years
AU 2.607
Type: 0000
Discovery Chart
24.9.1960 08:04 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1 << prev in category - Western Family Names - next in category >>
Cornelis Zwaan (1928-1999), professor of astrophysics at Utrecht University, was a recognized authority on solar and stellar magnetism. Just before his death he finished a book (with C. J. Schrijver) on stellar magnetic fields. The name was suggested by C. de Jager.
Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T. | ||
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