1280 Baillauda
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1280 Baillauda is an outer main-belt asteroid
discovered on August 18, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle
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(1280) Baillauda has a diameter of 50.83 km and turns on itself in 12.6 hours.
It's name is not a direct reference to the famous astronomer Benjamin Baillaud
, but refers to his son Jules Baillaud
, himself an astronomer, who led the observatory of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre
from 1937 to 1947.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on August 18, 1933 by Delporte, E. at Uccle
Uccle
Uccle or Ukkel is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium.Uccle is known for its well-to-do areas, its green spots and its high rental rates.-History:...
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(1280) Baillauda has a diameter of 50.83 km and turns on itself in 12.6 hours.
It's name is not a direct reference to the famous astronomer Benjamin Baillaud
Benjamin Baillaud
Édouard Benjamin Baillaud was a French astronomer.-Biography:Born in Chalon-sur-Saône, Baillaud studied at the École Normale Supérieure and the University of Paris. He worked as an assistant at the Paris Observatory beginning in 1872...
, but refers to his son Jules Baillaud
Jules Baillaud
Jules Baillaud is a French astronomer. Initially assistant astronomer in Lyon and at the Paris observatory: assistant astronomer until 1925, he went on as astronomer from 1925 to 1947. From 1937 to 1947 he was also the director of the Pic du Midi observatory and directed the Carte du Ciel from...
, himself an astronomer, who led the observatory of the Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
The Pic du Midi de Bigorre or simply Pic du Midi is a mountain in the French Pyrenees famous for its astronomical observatory, the Observatoire du Pic du Midi de Bigorre , part of the Observatoire Midi-Pyrénées .-Pic du Midi Observatory:Construction of the observatory began in 1878 under the...
from 1937 to 1947.