2282 Andrés Bello
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2282 Andrés Bello is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on March 22, 1974 by Carlos Torres at the Cerro El Roble
observatory. It is named after Andrés Bello
, who helped establish the Santiago
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional.
Cerro El Roble
Cerro El Roble is a mountain in central Chile. Much of the land area associated with this mountain was incorporated into the La Campana National Park in the late 1990s. An astronomical observatory is located at the top of this mountain.-Bibliography:...
observatory. It is named after Andrés Bello
Andrés Bello
Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture...
, who helped establish the Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
Observatorio Astronomico Nacional.