Dodona

(1894 AT )
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NOW @ 17 ARI 1
FOUND @ 8 LEO 27
 
Inclination: 7.391
Eccentricity: 0.171
Period: 5.513 years
AU 3.121
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

29.1.1894 21:25 Nice 7e18 43n43 observations 1


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Named for a famous ancient town with a celebrated oracle of Zeus {see planet  (5731)} on a nearby hill. The town and temple were built by Deucalion after the universal flood. Dodona was destroyed in 219 B.C. (H 42) _ _.


Discovered on 29-1-1894 in Nice by Charlois, A.

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