131186 Pauluckas
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131186 Pauluckas is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Paulo R. Holvorcem
and Michael Schwartz at the Tenagra II Observatory in Nogales, Arizona
, on February 16, 2001. It is named after Paul Luckas, an Australian amateur astronomer.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Paulo R. Holvorcem
Paulo R. Holvorcem
Paulo R. Holvorcem is a Brazilian amateur astronomer who lives in Campinas, Brazil.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery or co-discovery of about 200 asteroids between 1998 and 2003.Holvorcem with Juels also discovered two comets:...
and Michael Schwartz at the Tenagra II Observatory in Nogales, Arizona
Nogales, Arizona
Nogales is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 21,017 at the 2010 census. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,833. The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz County....
, on February 16, 2001. It is named after Paul Luckas, an Australian amateur astronomer.