Minor planet renamed after scientist from Potsdam
Dr. Axel Schwope.
The Committee on Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has decided that the main-belt Asteroid 278513 is from now on called "Schwope".
Discovered on February 14, 2012 by Bernd Thinius in Potsdam-Bornim, Mr Thinius handed over his idea to the IAU to name this minor planet after Axel Schwope, scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam. It was Schwope, who enabled Bernd Thinius to observe with the AIP's 70 cm telescope.
Photographic image of the discovery of "Schwope“. The image contains four single shots merged to one.
Credit: B. ThiniusDetailed Information: http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=278513
Science contact: Dr. Axel Schwope, 0049 331 7499 232, aschwope@aip.de
Press contact: Kerstin Mork, 0049 331 7499 469, presse@aip.de
Dr. Axel Schwope.
The Committee on Small Body Nomenclature of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has decided that the main-belt Asteroid 278513 is from now on called "Schwope".
Discovered on February 14, 2012 by Bernd Thinius in Potsdam-Bornim, Mr Thinius handed over his idea to the IAU to name this minor planet after Axel Schwope, scientist at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam. It was Schwope, who enabled Bernd Thinius to observe with the AIP's 70 cm telescope.
Photographic image of the discovery of "Schwope“. The image contains four single shots merged to one.
Credit: B. ThiniusDetailed Information: http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=278513
Science contact: Dr. Axel Schwope, 0049 331 7499 232, aschwope@aip.de
Press contact: Kerstin Mork, 0049 331 7499 469, presse@aip.de
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Dr. Axel Schwope.
Photographic image of the discovery of "Schwope“. The image contains four single shots merged to one.
