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1552 Bessel

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1552 Bessel (alternate designation 1938 DE) is a Main Belt asteroid.[1]

It was discovered on February 24, 1938, by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku, Finland. It was named in honor of the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (July 22, 1784 - March 17, 1846)". seds.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (July 22, 1784 - March 17, 1846)". seds.org. Retrieved 14 August 2013.


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