Discovered by T. Gehrels MPC designation 99949 Observation arc 15997 days (43.80 yr) Discovered 16 March 1972 Discoverer Tom Gehrels Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 16 March 1972 Alternative names 1972 FD Orbital period 1,501 days Orbits Sun Discovery site Palomar Observatory | |
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Aphelion 2.9470993 AU (440.87978 Gm) Similar 5535 Annefrank, Sun, 3047 Goethe | ||
99949 Miepgies (1972 FD) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1972 by T. Gehrels at Palomar Observatory. It is named after Miep Gies, a Dutch citizen who hid Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II, and who discovered and preserved Anne's diary after Anne Frank's arrest and deportation.
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