57567 Crikey
Encyclopedia
57567 Crikey is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered in Needville, Texas
, on October 14, 2001. It is named after the signature catchphrase of Australian television personality and wildlife expert Steve Irwin
.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered in Needville, Texas
Needville, Texas
Needville is a city in Fort Bend County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. The population was 2,609 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Needville is located at ....
, on October 14, 2001. It is named after the signature catchphrase of Australian television personality and wildlife expert Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
.