143622 Robertbloch
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143622 Robertbloch is a main-belt asteroid
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...

 discovered on April 22, 2003, by M. Ory at Vicques
Jura Observatory
Observatoire astronomique jurassien is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Société Jurassienne d'Astronomie. Built in 1993/1998, it is located near Vicques in the Canton of Jura, Switzerland...

. It was named in honor of French racing driver Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch (racing driver)
Robert Bloch is a French racing driver who, along with André Rossignol, won the 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans for French manufacturer Lorraine-Dietrich. Robert Bloch had been part of Lorraine-Dietrich's racing team since the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans in , finishing the event, but struggled to...

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