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It is approximately 5km in diameter. It was discovered on September 15, 1985,
by Danish astronomer Poul Jensen at the Brorfelde Observatory and was named in honor
of the legendary Danish physicist and Nobel laureate Niels Bohr.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brorfelde_Observatory
https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/3948_Bohr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niels_Bohr
Poul B. Jensen is a Danish astronomer and a discoverer of
98 asteroids while working at Brorfelde Observatory.
He is also a co-discoverer (with Carolyn S. Shoemaker) of the Comet Jensen-Shoemaker (1987g1).
The main-belt asteroid 5900 Jensen was named in his honor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poul_Jensen_(astronomer)
More things named after Niels_Bohr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_things_named_after_Niels_Bohr
Time: 23:12UT 2026-09-13 Exp. 11 x 60sec.
Tel: C14 @ f/6.6 Camera ASI 174 MM Mini Mono @ +10°C 1"/pix Paramount GT-1100S
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway
Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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