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Discovered 1911 Apr. 22 by H. E. Wood at Johannesburg.
Named after the province in the northeastern part of the Republic of South Africa between the Vaal and the Limpopo {see planet (1490)} rivers. (H 72)
This is the first numbered minor planet discovered in Africa.
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(2003). (715) Transvaalia. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_716
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