9983 Rickfienberg
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9983 Rickfienberg is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun
once every 4.45 years.
Discovered on February 19, 1995 by Dennis di Cicco
, it was given the provisional designation 1995 DA. It was later renamed 9983 Rickfienberg after Richard Tresch Fienberg, the editor of Sky & Telescope
at the time.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
once every 4.45 years.
Discovered on February 19, 1995 by Dennis di Cicco
Dennis di Cicco
Dennis di Cicco is an American amateur astronomer who lives in New England. He has discovered numerous asteroids from his backyard observatory in Sudbury, Massachusetts . He is also the senior editor of Sky and Telescope magazine, where he has been a member of the editorial staff since 1974...
, it was given the provisional designation 1995 DA. It was later renamed 9983 Rickfienberg after Richard Tresch Fienberg, the editor of Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, including the following:*current events in astronomy and space exploration;*events in the amateur astronomy community;...
at the time.