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Vand
129595
1997 VD
Discovered by 2.11.1997 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M. on Klet observatory
MPC 64313 (13.11.2008)
https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=129595;old=0;orb=1;cov=0;log=0;cad=0#orb
Vladimír Vand (1911–1968) started his career with the study of variable stars and spectroscopy in Prague. Later he invented a calculating machine for x-ray analysis of crystal structures, contributed to the theory of viscosity of solutions and cooperated with Francis Crick on the structure of double helix DNA molecules.