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M44 (Beehive cluster) and three asteroids, Manuel Peitsch
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M44 (Beehive cluster) and three asteroids

M44 (Beehive cluster) and three asteroids, Manuel Peitsch
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M44 (Beehive cluster) and three asteroids

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On January 1, 2022, I took 70 30s frames of Messier 44 (between 03:31:13 and 04:10:11 UTC), and identified three asteroids: 3456 Etiennemarey (1985 RS2), 4980 Magomaev (1974 SP1), 2195 Tengstrom (1941 SP1) with ASTAP. Their location is shown in revision B.

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    M44 (Beehive cluster) and three asteroids, Manuel Peitsch
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Title: Location of the three asteroids identified in this image

Description: Asteroids are:
3456 Etiennemarey (1985 RS2)
4980 Magomaev (1974 SP1)
2195 Tengstrom (1941 SP1)

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M44 (Beehive cluster) and three asteroids, Manuel Peitsch