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Carl A. Wirtanen

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Carl Alvar Wirtanen (November 11, 1910, Kenosha, Wisconsin – March 7, 1990 Santa Cruz, California) was an American astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets who worked at Lick Observatory. [1]

25 relations: Apollo asteroid, Corona Borealis Supercluster, List of astronomers, List of Finnish Americans, List of hyperbolic comets, List of minor planet discoverers, List of minor planets: 1001–2000, List of minor planets: 2001–3000, List of minor planets: 29001–30000, List of minor planets: 6001–7000, List of near-parabolic comets, List of numbered comets, List of University of Virginia people, Lost minor planet, Meanings of minor planet names: 2001–3000, Meanings of minor planet names: 6001–7000, Virtanen (surname), (29075) 1950 DA, 1600 Vyssotsky, 1685 Toro, 1747 Wright, 1863 Antinous, 1951 Lick, 2044 Wirt, 46P/Wirtanen.

Apollo asteroid

The Apollo asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after 1862 Apollo, discovered by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth in the 1930s.

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Corona Borealis Supercluster

The Corona Borealis Supercluster is a supercluster located in the constellation Corona Borealis and the most prominent example of its kind in the Northern Celestial Hemisphere.

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List of astronomers

The following are list of astronomers, astrophysicists and other notable people who have made contributions to the field of astronomy.

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List of Finnish Americans

The following is a list of Finnish Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

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List of hyperbolic comets

This is a list of parabolic and hyperbolic comets in the Solar System.

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List of minor planet discoverers

This is a list of all astronomers who are credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of one or several minor planets.

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List of minor planets: 1001–2000

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List of minor planets: 2001–3000

#FA8072 | 2078 Nanking || 1975 AD || January 12, 1975 || Nanking || Purple Mountain Obs.

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List of minor planets: 29001–30000

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List of minor planets: 6001–7000

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List of near-parabolic comets

The following is a list of comets with a very high eccentricity (generally 0.99 or higher) and a period of over 1,000 years that don't quite have a high enough velocity to escape the Solar System.

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List of numbered comets

This is a list of periodic comets that were numbered by the Minor Planet Center after having been observed on at least two occasions.

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List of University of Virginia people

University of Virginia is one of only two institutions of higher learning in the United States which was founded by a U.S. President, the other being the State University of New York at Buffalo.

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Lost minor planet

Lost minor planets are minor planets that observers lose track of due to too short an observation arc to accurately predict the future location of the minor planet.

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Meanings of minor planet names: 2001–3000

139 | 2139 Makharadze || 1970 MC || The Georgian city of Ozurgeti (formerly known as Makharadze) is the twin city of Genichesk, Ukraine.

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Meanings of minor planet names: 6001–7000

019 | 6019 Telford || || Thomas Telford (1757–1834), a Scottish civil engineer and famed builder of roads, canals, bridges, tunnels and harbors.

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Virtanen (surname)

Virtanen (also written as Wirtanen) is a surname originating in Finland (in Finnish, meaning "river"), where it is the second most common surname.

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(29075) 1950 DA

is an asteroid, classified as a near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately in diameter.

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1600 Vyssotsky

1600 Vyssotsky, provisional designation, is a rare-type Hungaria asteroid and suspected interloper from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 7 kilometers in diameter.

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1685 Toro

1685 Toro, provisional designation, is an eccentric stony asteroid and near-Earth object of the Apollo group, approximately 4 kilometers in diameter.

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1747 Wright

1747 Wright, provisional designation, is a stony asteroid and a sizable Mars-crosser, approximately 6 kilometers in diameter.

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1863 Antinous

1863 Antinous, provisional designation, is a stony asteroid and near-Earth object, approximately 2–3 kilometers in diameter.

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1951 Lick

1951 Lick, provisional designation, is a rare-type asteroid and Mars-crosser, approximately 5.6 kilometers in diameter.

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2044 Wirt

2044 Wirt, provisional designation, is a binary Phocaea asteroid and Mars-crosser, approximately 6.7 kilometers in diameter.

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46P/Wirtanen

46P/Wirtanen is a small short-period comet with a current orbital period of 5.4 years.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_A._Wirtanen

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