Asteroid 1458 Mineura
Taken by Odd Trondal on June 25, 2026 @ Norway
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1458 Mineura is a main-belt asteroid and orbits within the Eunomia asteroid family. It was discovered on 1 September 1937 by Fernand Rigaux at the secret Observatoire Royal de Belgique in Uccle ( "No access for the public" )
It is approximately 17 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of the asteroids.

https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/1458_Mineura

Fernand Rigaux was a Belgian astronomer, born in 1905 and died 1962. He observed at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle. In 1951, he co-discovered the periodic comet 49P/Arend-Rigaux with his colleague Sylvain Arend. He also discovered 8 asteroids.
The asteroid (19911) Rigaux was named in his honor.

200 years celebration this month.
On the 8th of June 1826, King William I signed the founding charter of the Observatory of Brussels and provided the necessary funds for the construction of the observatory and the acquisition of scientific instruments. The Observatory later became the Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB) and moved in 1890 to the site where it is now, the plateau in Uccle. Over the past two centuries, ROB has grown into an internationally renowned institute with over 200 employees.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernand_Rigaux

Distance from the Sun (au) : 2,15

Time: 23:44UT 2026-06-25 Exp. 25 x 4sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -15°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.

Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint, Ulead Gif Animator Version 4.0
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