2114 Wallenquist
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2114 Wallenquist is the name of an asteroid
which was discovered 1976 April 19 at Mount Stromlo Observatory
by C.-I. Lagerkvist.
It is named in honor of Åke A. E. Wallenquist, retired director of the Kvistaberg Observatory
.
While observing at Palomar Observatory
in 1950 he was a codiscoverer of 1980 Tezcatlipoca
.
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...
which was discovered 1976 April 19 at Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory
Mount Stromlo Observatory located just outside of Canberra, Australia, is part of the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the Australian National University .-History:...
by C.-I. Lagerkvist.
It is named in honor of Åke A. E. Wallenquist, retired director of the Kvistaberg Observatory
Kvistaberg Observatory
The Kvistaberg Observatory is an observatory in Sweden belonging to the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Uppsala University and located between Uppsala and Stockholm, at almost equal distance from both cities....
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While observing at Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
in 1950 he was a codiscoverer of 1980 Tezcatlipoca
1980 Tezcatlipoca
1980 Tezcatlipoca is an Amor asteroid discovered on June 19, 1950 by A. G. Wilson at Palomar.- External links :*...
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