1998 Titius
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1998 Titius is an asteroid
. It is named after the German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius
, best known for formulating the Titius-Bode law
along with Johann Elert Bode
.
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 is named after the German astronomer Johann Daniel Titius
Johann Daniel Titius
Johann Daniel Titius was a German astronomer and a professor at Wittenberg.Titius was born in Konitz , Royal Prussia, and died in Wittenberg...
, best known for formulating the Titius-Bode law
Titius-Bode law
The Titius–Bode law is a hypothesis that the bodies in some orbital systems, including the Sun's, orbit at semi-major axes in a function of planetary sequence...
along with Johann Elert Bode
Johann Elert Bode
Johann Elert Bode was a German astronomer known for his reformulation and popularization of the Titius-Bode law. Bode determined the orbit of Uranus and suggested the planet's name.-Biography:...
.