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1987 SY. Discovered 1987 Sept. 25 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Originally a shepherd god of Arcady, Pan developed into a hunter, fisherman and warrior. He was worshipped at Athens after the Battle of Marathon {see planet (4356)}, where he aided the Athenians by spreading panic through the Persian armies. He has been represented in art as a horned half-man, half goat. (M 17657)
The name Pan has also been given to the satellite Saturn XVIII.
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(2003). (4450) Pan. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4395
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