334 Chicago - Chicago, IL
Posted by: Go Boilers!
N 41° 52.012 W 087° 36.422
16T E 449621 N 4635172
334 Chicago is a very large main-belt asteroid.
Waymark Code: WMGA22
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 02/04/2013
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It is a C-type asteroid and is probably composed of carbonaceous material. It was discovered by Max Wolf on August 23, 1892, in Heidelberg.
Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States, with over 2.7 million residents.Its metropolitan area has an estimated 9.8 million people. Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837, near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed. The city is an international hub for finance, commerce, industry, telecommunications, and transportation, with O'Hare International Airport being the second-busiest airport in the world in terms of traffic movements.
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Celestial Body: Asteroid
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