Discovered by S. Arend MPC designation 1570 Brunonia Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 9 October 1948 Discoverer Sylvain Arend Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 9 October 1948 Alternative names 1948 TX · 1952 QE1 Observation arc 67.34 yr (24595 days) Orbits Sun Named after Brown University | |
Discovery site Royal Observatory of Belgium People also search for Sun, 1579 Herrick, 49P/Arend–Rigaux | ||
1570 Brunonia, provisional designation 1948 TX, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1948, by Belgian astronomer Sylvain Arend at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. In 1954, he named the asteroid after Brown University.
He wrote to Brown Professor Charles H. Smiley:
This planet is named in honor of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. ... Its astronomical history dates back to the transit of Venus in 1769, observed by Prof. Benjamin West. Two local streets are named Planet and Transit. The naming of the planet is also a tribute to the international reputation of Dr. Smiley.
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