3532 Tracie
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3532 Tracie is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on January 10, 1983 by Gregory Ojakangas and Ken Herkenhoff at Palomar
. The asteroid is named after Gregory Ojakangas' beloved wife, Tracie Lynn Rosberg Ojakangas.
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 10, 1983 by Gregory Ojakangas and Ken Herkenhoff 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...
. The asteroid is named after Gregory Ojakangas' beloved wife, Tracie Lynn Rosberg Ojakangas.