132445 Gaertner
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132445 Gaertner is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on April 14, 2002 by M. Meyer at Palomar Observatory
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It is named after Christian Gärtner
(1705–1782), a German telescope maker and astronomer, noted for his observation of the 1758 return of Halley's Comet.
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 April 14, 2002 by M. Meyer 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 is named after Christian Gärtner
Christian Gärtner
Christian Gärtner was a German telescope maker and astronomer, noted for his observation of the 1758 return of Halley's Comet....
(1705–1782), a German telescope maker and astronomer, noted for his observation of the 1758 return of Halley's Comet.