6252 Montevideo
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6252 Montevideo is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 6, 1992 by UESAC
at La Silla.
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 6, 1992 by UESAC
UESAC
The Uppsala-ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets took place in 1992–1993. A large number of asteroids were investigated. Over 15,000 positions were detected, and orbits were calculated for 2500. As of 2006, a total of 1002 new asteroids were discovered and numbered in the process, ranging from...
at La Silla.