Platanus

(1987 SS9 )
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NOW @ 13 LIB 9
FOUND @ 10 ARI 38
 
Inclination: 2.625
Eccentricity: 0.174
Period: 5.693 years
AU 3.188
Type: 0000

Discovery Chart

20.9.1987 23:42 Smolyan 24e43 41n39 observations 1


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Named for Platanaceae, the plane family, with one genus and seven species. They grow wild mainly in the United States and Mexico, but they are also typical of southern France. Platanus acerifolia (London plane) reaches a height of almost 30 m and is widely planted in cities because of its resistance to air pollution. The brown, bristly fruits, hanging two to four together on a single stalk, persist over the winter.


Discovered on 20-9-1987 in Smolyan by Elst, E. W.

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