Asteroid (3166) Klondike

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2011-06-11 11:43

Named in honour of the brothers Karl F. Joutsen and Anton F. Johnson, who during 1901-1905 made a fortune in their mine, Dominion Creek 21, in the Klondike gold rush. Among their benefactions to the University of Turku were the means to construct its library in 1954.

Reference: MPC 18450

Name:

Klondike

Number:

3166

Designation:

1940 FG

Disc. Date:

1940-03-30

Discoverer:

Väisälä, Y.

Disc. Place:

Turku

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