3583 Burdett
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3583 Burdett is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 5, 1929 by Tombaugh, C. W. at Flagstaff (LO). It is named after Burdett, Kansas
, where Tombaugh spent a large part of his youth.
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 October 5, 1929 by Tombaugh, C. W. at Flagstaff (LO). It is named after Burdett, Kansas
Burdett, Kansas
Burdett is a city in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 247.-Geography:Burdett is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 256...
, where Tombaugh spent a large part of his youth.