19226 Peiresc
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19226 Peiresc is an outer main-belt asteroid
discovered on September 15, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory
. It is named after French scientist Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
(1580–1637).
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 September 15, 1993 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy, supported by fifteen countries...
. It is named after French scientist Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc
Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc was a French astronomer, antiquary and savant who maintained a wide correspondence with scientists and was a successful organizer of scientific inquiry...
(1580–1637).