Koopman

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NOW @ 17 SCO 35

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17.10.1960 00:00 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Elizabetha Koopman (1647-1693), daughter of a Dutch merchant, was the second wife of Polish astronomer Johannes Hevelius. She assisted her husband with his astronomical observations, and after his death in 1687 she prepared his star atlas and catalogue for publication. The name was suggested by R. H. van Gent.


Discovered on 17-10-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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