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(68730) Straizys [2.73, 0.20, 1.2]

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2002 EA13. Discovered 2002 Mar. 15 by K. Černis and J. Zdanavicius at Moletai. (*MPO 49487)

Vytautas Straizys (1936– ) was head of the Moletai Observatory and other astronomical institutions in Lithuania. A specialist in stellar photometry and classification, he authored the Vilnius photometric system. He founded the international journal Baltic Astronomy and served as president of IAU Commission 45. (M 51191)

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(2006). (68730) Straizys [2.73, 0.20, 1.2]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2693

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