Marilyn Monroe & 3768 Monroe Asteroid - Washington, D.C.
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N 38° 53.845 W 077° 01.571
18S E 324288 N 4307344
Marilyn Monroe, the legendary actress at Madame Tussauds Wax Museum.
Waymark Code: WMN6JG
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 01/04/2015
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Marilyn Monroe's wax statue is rolled outside each day to attract attention to Madame Tussauds' Wax Museum in Washington, D.C. The life-sized work depicts her standing in a platinum white evening gown ...the same color as her hair. She stands beside a lectern and has a microphone stand in front of her.
As for the asteroid, Wikipedia (
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"3768 Monroe (1937 RB) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 5, 1937 by C. Jackson at Johannesburg (UO).
Discovered by C. Jackson
Discovery site Johannesburg (UO)
Discovery date September 5, 1937
Designations
MPC designation 3768
Named after
Marilyn Monroe
Alternative names
1937 RB
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Aphelion 3.7487080
Perihelion 2.4393552
Eccentricity 0.2115933
Orbital period
1987.8588209
Mean anomaly
347.30280
Inclination 14.00492
Longitude of ascending node
147.97525
Argument of perihelion
221.13104
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H)
11.3"