1112 Polonia
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1112 Polonia is a main belt asteroid orbiting the Sun
. It was discovered by Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn
on August 15, 1928 at Simeis. It was independently discovered on the same day by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin
. Its provisional designation was 1928 PE. It was named for the country of Poland
; Polonia is the Latin name.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
. It was discovered by Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn
Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn
Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn née Sannikova was a Soviet/Russian astronomer. In modern English transliteration, her surname would be given as Shayn, but her astronomical discoveries are credited under the name P. F. Shajn...
on August 15, 1928 at Simeis. It was independently discovered on the same day by Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin
Grigory Nikolaevich Neujmin
Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin was a Soviet/Russian astronomer.He is credited with the discovery of 74 asteroids, and notably 951 Gaspra and 762 Pulcova. The Minor Planet Center credits his discoveries under the name G. N. Neujmin, and his surname appears this way in the literature...
. Its provisional designation was 1928 PE. It was named for the country of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
; Polonia is the Latin name.