2359 Debehogne | Discovered 1931 Oct. 5 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg. |
Named in honor of Henri Debehogne, astronomer at the Royal Observatory, Uccle, noted for his astrometric work on comets and minor planets. In recent years he has trained and collaborated with several astronomers in South America, and it was during one of these collaborations that he rediscovered this minor planet in 1979. Name proposed by E. Bowell, who made the identification. |
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Reference: MPC 6208 | Last Updated: 2006-03-21 |
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