25301 Ambrofogar
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25301 Ambrofogar (IPA: /ˌambroˈfɔːgar/) is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on December 7, 1998 by M. Tombelli and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese
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It takes his name from the famous Italian lone yachtsman Ambrogio Fogar
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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 December 7, 1998 by M. Tombelli and A. Boattini at San Marcello Pistoiese
San Marcello Pistoiese
San Marcello Pistoiese is a comune in the Province of Pistoia in the Italian region Tuscany, located about 45 km northwest of Florence and about 15 km northwest of Pistoia.-History:...
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It takes his name from the famous Italian lone yachtsman Ambrogio Fogar
Ambrogio Fogar
Ambrogio Fogar was an Italian sailor, rally driver and all-round adventurer. He was a Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic....
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