29292 Conniewalker
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29292 Conniewalker is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on May 24, 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy at Palomar
. It is named after astronomer Connie Walker
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 May 24, 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker and D. H. Levy at Palomar
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...
. It is named after astronomer Connie Walker
Connie Walker (astronomer)
Connie Walker is an American astronomer and senior employee of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. She works in the NOAO's Research Based Science Education department, helping teachers develop curricula to help children learn about Astronomy. She is the director of Project Astro.Walker was...