Discovered by Y. Väisälä MPC designation 1551 Argelander Observation arc 86.24 yr (31500 days) Orbits Sun Discovery site Iso-Heikkilä Observatory | Discovery date 24 February 1938 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 24 February 1938 Discoverer Yrjö Väisälä Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1938 DC1 · 1930 BL
1940 XD · 1951 XG1
1953 GD1 · 1957 KR
1962 XP Named after Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander People also search for 1496 Turku, 1740 Paavo Nurmi | ||
1551 Argelander, provisional designation 1938 DC1, is a main belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1938, by Yrjö Väisälä at the Iso-Heikkilä Observatory in Turku, Finland.
It is named after Friedrich Wilhelm Argelander (1799–1875), author of the famous Bonner Durchmusterung and 19th-century head of the ancient observatory at Turku. The lunar crater Argelander is also named after him.
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