10863 Oye
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10863 Oye is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on August 31, 1995 by the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
at Haleakala
. The asteroid was named for the grandparents of the observatory's technical director, Jacob and Martha Oye.
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 August 31, 1995 by the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory
The Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing observatory is an Air Force Research Laboratory operating location on Maui with a twofold mission. First, it conducts the research and development mission on the Maui Space Surveillance System at the Maui Space Surveillance Complex...
at Haleakala
Haleakala
Haleakalā , or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by the West Maui Mountains.- History :...
. The asteroid was named for the grandparents of the observatory's technical director, Jacob and Martha Oye.