3135 Lauer
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3135 Lauer is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 1, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is named for American astronomer Tod R. Lauer
in honor of his participation in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey during 1976-77 as an undergraduate student at Caltech.
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 March 1, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It is named for American astronomer Tod R. Lauer
Tod R. Lauer
Tod R. Lauer is an astronomer on the research staff of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory. He was a member of the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field and Planetary Camera team, and is a founding member of the Nuker Team...
in honor of his participation in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey during 1976-77 as an undergraduate student at Caltech.