1991 TG5. Discovered 1991 Oct. 5 by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel at Tautenburg. (*MPO 62610)
The tree Ginkgo biloba, in German also named “Goethe Baum”, is a living fossil, unchanged since the Permian period some 270 million years ago. The attractive Ginkgoes have fan-shaped leaves, can reach a height of 40 meters and are popular in Chinese and Japanese temple gardens and elsewhere. (M 53956)
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(2006). (85197) Ginkgo [2.19, 0.15, 2.6]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_2793
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