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7346 Boulanger

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Discovered by
  
E. W. Elst

Alternative names
  
1993 DQ2

Discovered
  
20 February 1993

Orbits
  
Sun

Asteroid group
  
Asteroid belt

Discovery date
  
20 February 1993

Observation arc
  
22214 days (60.82 yr)

Absolute magnitude
  
12.8

Discoverer
  
Eric Walter Elst

MPC designation
  
7346

Aphelion
  
3.1079721 AU (464.94601 Gm)

Perihelion
  
2.6434480 AU (395.45419 Gm)

Discovery site
  
Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie

7346 Boulanger (1993 DQ2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1993 by E. W. Elst at Caussols. Its name is an homage to philosopher and scientist Nicolas Boulanger (1722–1759).

References

7346 Boulanger Wikipedia


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