1130 Skuld
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- For other uses, see Skuld (disambiguation)
Asteroid 1130 Skuld, was discovered on September 2, 1929 by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg
Landessternwarte Heidelberg-Königstuhl
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, Germany
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, and independently co-discovered on September 12, 1929 by Arnold Schwassmann and Arno A. Wachmann
Arno Arthur Wachmann
Arthur Arno Wachmann was a German astronomer.With Arnold Schwassmann he co-discovered the periodic comets 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann, 31P/Schwassmann-Wachmann and 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann....
at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg
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Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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1130 Skuld has a period of 3 years, 119 days and was named for one of the three Norns in Norse mythology
Norse mythology
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Skuld
Skuld may refer to:* Skuld, one of a group of three norns in Norse mythology* Skuld , a princess in Norse mythology* 1130 Skuld, an asteroid discovered on 2 September 1929 and named after the Norn...