Hans Christian Andersen & Asteroid 2476 Andersen - Copenhagen, Denmark
Posted by: dtrebilc
N 55° 40.517 E 012° 34.147
33U E 347138 N 6172618
This statue of Hans Christian Andersen stands next to the City Hall in Copenhagen. It was sculpted by Henry Luckow-Nielsen and erected in 1961.
Waymark Code: WMHKMM
Location: Denmark
Date Posted: 07/20/2013
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Danish born Hans Christian Andersen (April 2nd 1805 - August 14th 1875) is a world famous author. He wrote plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, but Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales which have been translated into 125 languages.
The asteroid,
2476 Andersen (1976 JF2) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 2, 1976 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj. It has a diameter of 21.32 kilometres.