(2731) Cucula

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( 2731 ) Cucula is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered from the observatory room forest of the University of Berne on 21 May 1982 by the Swiss astronomer Paul Wild.

The asteroid is named after the cuckoo ( Cuculus Latin generic name ). The background is that the asteroid was discovered in May and the call of the bird was heard from the nearby forest in the observatory.

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