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Transactions of the International Astronomical Union: Proceedings of the Nineteenth General Assembly Delhi 1985

By Jean-Pierre Swings (eds.) , Jean-Pierre Swings (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Year
1986
ISBN
978-90-277-2322-2, 978-94-009-4742-9
DOI
10.1007/978-94-009-4742-9
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
24 MB (25393337 bytes)
Series
International Astronomical Union/Union Astronomique Internationale 19B
Edition
1
Pages
654\646
Time added
2013-12-12 02:00:00
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The XIXth General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union was held in New Delhi, India, from November 19 to 28, 1985. It was dedicated to the memory of a former IAU President, Professor M. K. V. Bappu, who tragically passed away on August 19, 1982. On the occasion of the Delhi General Assembly, the IAU Minor Planet Center announced that Minor Planet (asteroid) No. 2596 henceforth will carry the name Vainu Sappu. The full text of the announcement reads: "(2596) VAINU BAPPU = 1979 KN (diameter about 8 kilometers, period 5 years 4 months, mean distance from the Sun around 450 million kilometers) Discovered 1979, May 19, by R. M. West at the European Southern Observatory. Named in memory of Manali f

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