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1059 Mussorgskia

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Discovery date
  
19 July 1925

Alternative names
  
1925 OA

Named after
  
Modest Mussorgsky

Observation arc
  
34932 days (95.64 yr)

Discovered by
  
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky

Aphelion
  
3.13755 AU (469.371 Gm)

1059 Mussorgskia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun. It was discovered on July 19, 1925, and initially received the designation 1925 OA. It is now named after Modest Mussorgsky, a Russian composer.

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1059 Mussorgskia Wikipedia