Abraham Lincoln & the 3153 Lincoln Asteroid - London, UK
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N 51° 30.037 W 000° 07.662
30U E 699352 N 5709409
This sculpture of Lincoln is a replica of a work by the American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens located in Lincoln Park, Chicago.
Waymark Code: WMDV26
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/25/2012
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The bronze sculpture depicts Lincoln standing clutching his lapel with his left hand...seemingly in thought about to speak. A chair is set behind him. The figures would appear to be slightly larger than life-sized. The rectangular plinth is about 10 feet tall and appears to be made of granite. Stars circle the top of the plinth.
Lincoln, of course, was the 16th President of the United States...and usually considered to have been the best President. Read more about him at (
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As for the asteroid, Wikipedia (
visit link) has this brief entry:
"3153 Lincoln (1984 SH3) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at Flagstaff (AM)." with the following details in the margin:
"Discovered by B. A. Skiff
Discovery site Flagstaff (AM)
Discovery date September 28, 1984
Designations
MPC designation 3153
Named after Abraham Lincoln
Alternate name(s) 1984 SH3
Orbital characteristics
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 2.7358315
Peri 2.1101765
Eccentricity 0.1291073
Orbital period 1377.6205692
Mean anomaly 75.20145
Inclination 7.70389
Longitude of ascending node 40.72924
Argument of peri 347.80290
Physical characteristics
Absolute magnitude (H) 13.3"