Citation for (274084)

The following citation is from MPC 77510:

(274084) Baldone = 2008 AU101
     With its 2350 inhabitants, Baldone is situated 37 km to the southwest of
Riga and is famous for its healing sulfur spring.  The earliest written mention
of Baldone was in 1450.  Since 1957 the Astrophysical Observatory has operated
some 5 km from the town.


A complete set of naming citations of the numbered minor planets is available in the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, edited by Lutz Schmadel.


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