9385 Avignon asteroid & town Avignon - France
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N 43° 57.078 E 004° 48.397
31T E 644962 N 4868050
9385 Avignon is an asteroid, discovered at La Silla on 1993-10-09 by E. W. Elst. Named for the city in southeastern France, at the east bank of the Rhône river.
Waymark Code: WMTVPG
Location: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Date Posted: 01/11/2017
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"Named for the city in southeastern France, at the east bank of the Rhône river. In 1309 it became the capital of the Roman Catholic papacy and harbored heretics and criminals. The city is well-known for its Saint-Bénézet bridge, which everyone knows from the song "Sur le pont d'Avignon"."
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