1073 Gellivara
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1073 Gellivara is an asteroid
. It was discovered by Johann Palisa
on September 14, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OW. It was named after the small town of Gällivare
in Sweden, where astronomers witnessed the total eclipse of the sun in 1927.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
. It was discovered by Johann Palisa
Johann Palisa
Johann Palisa was an Austrian astronomer, born in Opava in Austrian Silesia .He was a prolific discoverer of asteroids, discovering 122 in all, from 136 Austria in 1874 to 1073 Gellivara in 1923...
on September 14, 1923. Its provisional designation was 1923 OW. It was named after the small town of Gällivare
Gällivare
Gällivare is a locality and the seat of Gällivare Municipality in Norrbotten County, Sweden with 8,480 inhabitants in 2005. The town was founded in the 17th century...
in Sweden, where astronomers witnessed the total eclipse of the sun in 1927.