1991 RG3. Discovered 1991 Sept. 12 by F. Börngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg. (*MPO 35695)
German Wilhelm Wien (1864–1928) made contributions to the study of cathode-rays, x-rays and canal-rays and received the Nobel Prize in physics in 1911 for his displacement law concerning the radiation emitted from a blackbody. His autobiography, From the Life and Work of a Physicist, was published in 1930. (M 48162)
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(2006). (48456) Wilhelmwien [3.04, 0.09, 19.5]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2519
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