Anser

(6643 P-L )
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NOW @ 11 GEM 46
FOUND @ 1 ARI 8
 
Inclination: 4.793
Eccentricity: 0.169
Period: 3.307 years
AU 2.22
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

26.9.1960 06:51 Palomar 116w51 33n21 observations 1


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Named for Anser anser, or grey-lag goose. {It belongs to the family of the Anatidae. The bird is on the Dutch Blue List of endangered birds, coming from the East and staying in the Netherlands in great numbers during the winter. It is of international importance to find feeding places for them.} (M 33790; M 34089) _ _.


Discovered on 26-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.

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