1552 Bessel

1552 Bessel (alternate designation 1938 DE) is a Main Belt asteroid.^[1]

It was discovered on February 24, 1938, by Yrjö Väisälä at Turku, Finland. It was named in honor of the German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel.^[2]

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1551 Argelander 1552 Bessel 1553 Bauersfelda

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