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1994 Shane
1994 Shane, provisional designation 1961 TE, is an asteroid from the asteroid belt. According to observations made by the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, IRAS, the asteroid measures about 25 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on October 4, 1961 at Goethe Link Observatory near Brooklyn, Indiana by the Indiana Asteroid Program.〔 The asteroid with a low albedo of 0.06 orbits the Sun at a distance of 2.1–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 5 months. It has a rotation period of 8.2 hours.〔 It was named after American astronomer Charles Donald Shane (1895–1983), director of Lick Observatory, second president of AURA, and instrumental for the establishment of the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile. He played a major role in the planning and construction of the first telescopes and buildings on Kitt Peak National Observatory as well.〔 == See also ==
* C. Donald Shane telescope
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