2956 Yeomans
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2956 Yeomans is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on April 28, 1982 by Edward L. G. Bowell
at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after Donald Keith Yeomans, an American astronomer.
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 April 28, 1982 by Edward L. G. 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 the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named after Donald Keith Yeomans, an American astronomer.