[meteorite-list] Traveling at Cosmic Velocity - Bernd Pauli

[Kevin Kichinka]

"247553 Berndpauli

Discovered 2002 Sept. 8 by R. Matson on NEAT images taken at Haleakala.

Bernd V. Pauli (b. 1945) is a respected meteorite aficionado and
collector with keen interests in astronomy and Egyptology. Co-author
of the Electronic Catalogue of Meteorites and Meteorite Craters, he
has been a long-time member of the Meteoritical Society and a prolific
contributor to the Meteorite Mailing List."

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Follow Bernd's dizzying flight among the stars in this animation....

http://sajri.astronomy.cz/asteroidgroups/hildaorb.gif (courtesy Petr Scheirich)

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Thanks to Rob Matson for making it so.

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"Hilda asteroids are asteroids with a semi-major axis between 3.7 AU
and 4.2 AU, an eccentricity greater than 0.07, and an inclination less
than 20°."

We all know about Bernd's generous 'inclination', but we can only
wonder if this revelation of his additional interest in 'Egyptology'
confirms that he is traveling in a highly 'eccentric' orbit :>)

Glückwunsch an meine stellaren, ich meine 'asteroidal', mein Freund!


Kevin Kichinka
Rio del Oro, Santa Ana, Costa Rica
MARSROX at gmail.com