10028 Bonus
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10028 Bonus is a main belt asteroid
, it was discovered on May 5th 1981 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
at Palomar Observatory
.
It was named in honor of Shelley R. Bonus for her work in the organization and inventory of the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive, and for devoting considerable time and energy to public outreach in astronomy
through planetarium
presentations and the Telescopes in Education program.
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
, it was discovered on May 5th 1981 by Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn S. Shoemaker
Carolyn Jean Spellmann Shoemaker is an American astronomer and is a co-discoverer of Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9. She holds the record for most comets discovered by an individual.- Personal life :...
at Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
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It was named in honor of Shelley R. Bonus for her work in the organization and inventory of the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive, and for devoting considerable time and energy to public outreach in astronomy
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
through planetarium
Planetarium
A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky, or for training in celestial navigation...
presentations and the Telescopes in Education program.