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Astronomical objects discovered in 1980

  • Calypso (moon)Dan Pascu, P. Kenneth Seidelmann, William A. Baum, and Douglas G. Currie spotted Calypso in 1980 through ground-based observations.
  • Telesto (moon)Ground-based observations in 1980 revealed a faint point of light near Saturn. Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain identified this object as a new moon…
  • Helene (moon)Pierre Laques and Jean Lecacheux spotted the moon from Pic du Midi Observatory in 1980. Ground-based observations revealed a faint object orbiting Saturn…