3467 Bernheim
Encyclopedia
3467 Bernheim is an asteroid
. It was discovered on September 26, 1981 by Norman G. Thomas
of Lowell Observatory
and was named to honour Robert Burnham, Jr.
, Thomas' former co-worker at Lowell and the author of Burnham's Celestial Handbook. A name similar to "Burnham" had already been used for 834 Burnhamia
, named after the unrelated 19th century astronomer
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
, so Thomas chose the name "Bernheim", a name that Burnham told him had been used by his father's parents in Germany
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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 on September 26, 1981 by Norman G. Thomas
Norman G. Thomas
Norman G. Thomas is an American astronomer.He worked at Lowell Observatory using the blink comparator alongside Robert Burnham, Jr., author of the famous three-volume Celestial Handbook....
of Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory
Lowell Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona. Lowell Observatory was established in 1894, placing it among the oldest observatories in the United States, and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965....
and was named to honour Robert Burnham, Jr.
Robert Burnham, Jr.
Robert Burnham, Jr. was an American astronomer. He is best known for writing the classic three-volume Burnham's Celestial Handbook.-Early work:...
, Thomas' former co-worker at Lowell and the author of Burnham's Celestial Handbook. A name similar to "Burnham" had already been used for 834 Burnhamia
834 Burnhamia
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, named after the unrelated 19th century astronomer
Astronomer
An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Sherburne Wesley Burnham
Sherburne Wesley Burnham was an American astronomer.He worked at Yerkes Observatory. All his working life, he served during the day as a court reporter and was an amateur astronomer, except for four years as a full-time astronomer at Lick Observatory.He served as a military stenographer in the...
, so Thomas chose the name "Bernheim", a name that Burnham told him had been used by his father's parents in Germany
Germany
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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