2905 Plaskett
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2905 Plaskett is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on January 24, 1982 by Ted Bowell
at Flagstaff (AM). It is named after the Canadian astronomers John Stanley Plaskett
and Harry Hemley Plaskett
.
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 January 24, 1982 by Ted Bowell
Edward L. G. Bowell
Edward L. G. Bowell , known as "Ted", is an American astronomer. Bowell was educated at Emanuel School London, University College, London, and the Université de Paris....
at Flagstaff (AM). It is named after the Canadian astronomers John Stanley Plaskett
John Stanley Plaskett
John Stanley Plaskett FRS was a Canadian astronomer.He worked as a machinist, and was offered a job as a mechanician at the Department of Physics at the University of Toronto, constructing apparatuses and assisting with demonstrations during lectures...
and Harry Hemley Plaskett
Harry Hemley Plaskett
Harry Hemley Plaskett was a Canadian astronomer who made significant contributions to the fields of solar physics, astronomical spectroscopy and spectrophotometry...
.