1040 Klumpkea
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Benjamin Jekhowsky[1] |
| Discovery date | January 20, 1925[1] |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | 1040 Klumpkea[1] |
| 1925 BD[1] | |
| Main-belt asteroid | |
1040 Klumpkea is an asteroid. It was discovered by Russian-French astronomer Benjamin Jekhowsky on January 20, 1925. Its provisional designation was 1925 BD. It was named after Dorothea Klumpke Roberts.[1] It is the parent body of the small Klumpkea family of asteroids.
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