El Comite de Designacion de Cuerpos Menores de la Union Astronomica Internacional
aprobo en abril de 2006 los nombres de dos de los ultimos sobrevivientes Charruas para dos
asteroides descubiertos desde el Observatorio Astronomico Los Molinos.

Estos son los primeros asteroides descubiertos desde suelo uruguayo en la historia de
nuestro pais.


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(68853) Vaimaca = 2002 HA9
    Discovered 2002 Apr. 19 at Los Molinos.
    Vaimaca was one of the four "last charruas", native Uruguayan Indians sold by the
    state to a French manager to be exhibited in France in
1833. He had been an Indian chief who served as a soldier in the army of the
Uruguayan national hero Jose Artigas. Vaimaca's mortal remains were
repatriated from France to Uruguay in 2002.

(73342) Guyunusa = 2002 JX115
    Discovered 2002 May 4 at Los Molinos.
    Guyunusa was a native indian sold by Uruguay for exhibition in France.
She was 27 years old when she died in Lyons only a year after her arrival.
She and fellow captive Vaimaca had a daughter, born in France. Another of
the "last charruas", Tacuabe took care of the baby and escaped with her to an unknown place.
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Los otros asteroides uruguayos son:

(5088) Tancredi
(5996) Julioangel
(6252) Montevideo
(9478) Caldeyro
(17179) Codina
(17897) Gallardo
(17919) Licandro