Welch

(1963 UF )
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NOW @ 7 SAG 24
FOUND @ 24 ARI 41
 
Inclination: 2.254
Eccentricity: 0.141
Period: 5.718 years
AU 3.198
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

18.10.1963 04:19 Brooklyn 24e45 59n26 observations 1


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Named in honor of David F. (“Kelly”) Welch, AURA Corporate Staff Executive from 1978 to 1983. He upgraded AURA administrative and operational procedures and brought modern technology into the corporate office. He also played a major role in the preparation of the successful proposal to NASA for AURA to establish and operate the Space Telescope Science Institute. Following (2404) Antarctica, this planet also acknowledges Welch’s earlier career in the U.S. Navy, which culminated in his service as commander of the Naval Support Force for the scientific bases in Antarctica during 1969–1971. (M 9079) Name proposed by F. K. Edmondson. _ _.


Discovered on 18-10-1963 in Brooklyn by Indiana University

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