7392 Kowalski
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7392 Kowalski is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 6, 1984 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named in honor of Richard A. Kowalski
, currently a Research Specialist with the Catalina Sky Survey
, when he was still an amateur astronomer.
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, 1984 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. It is named in honor of Richard A. Kowalski
Richard A. Kowalski
Richard A. Kowalski is an American astronomer who has discovered numerous asteroids and other near-Earth objects.Kowalski has had a lifelong interest in astronomy with an emphasis on planetary science. As an amateur in Florida during the 1990s he developed an interest in astrometric and...
, currently a Research Specialist with the Catalina Sky Survey
Catalina Sky Survey
Catalina Sky Survey is a project to discover comets and asteroids, and to search for Near-Earth objects. More specifically, to search for potentially hazardous asteroids , that may pose a threat of impact.-Mission:...
, when he was still an amateur astronomer.