10234 Sixtygarden
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10234 Sixtygarden is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on December 27, 1997 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet
. It is named after the address of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
, home of the Minor Planet Center
and the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
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...
discovered on December 27, 1997 by J. Ticha and M. Tichy at Klet
Klet Observatory
Kleť Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Kleť, near the town of České Budějovice...
. It is named after the address of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
The Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is one of the largest and most diverse astrophysical institutions in the world, where scientists carry out a broad program of research in astronomy, astrophysics, earth and space sciences, and science education...
, home of the Minor Planet Center
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory , which is part of the Center for Astrophysics along with the Harvard College Observatory ....
and the Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams.