205424 Bibracte
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205424 Bibracte is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin
on April 13, 2001 at Le Creusot
. 205424 Bibracte is named after the capital of the Haeduans Celtic tribe during the 1st century BC where Vercingétorix
was crowned king of the Gallic tribes
in 52 BC. during the Gallic war.
Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Société Astronomique de Bourgogne...
on April 13, 2001 at Le Creusot
Le Creusot
Le Creusot is a commune in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne in eastern France.The inhabitants are known as Creusotins. Formerly a mining town, its economy is now dominated by metallurgical companies such as ArcelorMittal, Schneider Electric, and Alstom.Since the 1990s, the...
. 205424 Bibracte is named after the capital of the Haeduans Celtic tribe during the 1st century BC where Vercingétorix
Vercingetorix
Vercingetorix was the chieftain of the Arverni tribe, who united the Gauls in an ultimately unsuccessful revolt against Roman forces during the last phase of Julius Caesar's Gallic Wars....
was crowned king of the Gallic tribes
Gallic Empire
The Gallic Empire is the modern name for a breakaway realm that existed from 260 to 274. It originated during the Roman Empire's Crisis of the Third Century....
in 52 BC. during the Gallic war.