3782 Celle
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3782 Celle is a main belt asteroid
. It was discovered by Poul Jensen
from Brorfelde Observatory
, Denmark
and named after the German
town of Celle
.
Celle measures 6 km in diameter
, and is a V-type asteroid
, which means that it may be a fragment of the asteroid 4 Vesta
.
On 3 May 2003, astronomers at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope
announced the discovery of a small moon orbiting Celle. The moon is believed to measure 2.5 km in diameter, and to orbit Celle at a distance of about 30 km.
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 Poul Jensen
Poul Jensen (astronomer)
Poul Jensen is a Danish astronomer.While working at Brorfelde Observatory he discovered numerous asteroids. Between 1967–69 he assisted in positional observations with the observatory's 7" transit circle. He is also a co-discoverer of theComet Jensen-Shoemaker . As of 2004 he isstill...
from Brorfelde Observatory
Brorfelde Observatory
Brorfelde Observatory is an astronomical observatory home to the Brorfelde Schmidt Telescope. It was run as a branch of the Copenhagen University Observatory until 1996. It still has telescopes that are used by University of Copenhagen students, but the staff that manned them moved to the...
, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
and named after the German
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...
town of Celle
Celle
Celle is a town and capital of the district of Celle, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town is situated on the banks of the River Aller, a tributary of the Weser and has a population of about 71,000...
.
Celle measures 6 km in diameter
Diameter
In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle...
, and is a V-type asteroid
V-type asteroid
The spectra of the V-type asteroids or Vestoids are similar to that of 4 Vesta, by far the largest asteroid in this class ....
, which means that it may be a fragment of the asteroid 4 Vesta
4 Vesta
Vesta, formally designated 4 Vesta, is one of the largest asteroids, with a mean diameter of about . It was discovered by Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers on March 29, 1807, and is named after the Roman virgin goddess of home and hearth, Vesta....
.
On 3 May 2003, astronomers at the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope
Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope
The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, aka the VATT, is a 1.8 meter Gregorian telescope observing in the optical and infrared. It is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory. It is situated on Mount Graham in southeast Arizona, and it achieved 'first light', the first starlight to...
announced the discovery of a small moon orbiting Celle. The moon is believed to measure 2.5 km in diameter, and to orbit Celle at a distance of about 30 km.