Dilithium

(1999 GT9 )
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NOW @ 24 LIB 16
FOUND @ 22 LIB 54
 
Inclination: 6.01
Eccentricity: 0.159
Period: 3.57 years
AU 2.336
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

14.4.1999 04:40 Goodricke-Pigott 111w5 32n9 observations 1


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A substance of great power in the science fiction universe of Star Trek, dilithium is an essential component for the faster-than-light warp drive depicted in the stories. In the real world, dilithium is a molecule consisting of two covalently-bonded lithium atoms.


Discovered on 14-4-1999 in Goodricke-Pigott by Tucker, R. A.

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