Claire Armstrong
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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...

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  1. with Mark Armstrong

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Claire Armstrong is a British amateur astronomer. She is the wife of supernova
Supernova
A supernova is a stellar explosion that is more energetic than a nova. It is pronounced with the plural supernovae or supernovas. Supernovae are extremely luminous and cause a burst of radiation that often briefly outshines an entire galaxy, before fading from view over several weeks or months...

 hunter Mark Armstrong, and both work from Rolvenden
Rolvenden
Rolvenden is a village and civil parish in the Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located on the A28 Ashford to Hastings road, south-west of Tenterden.The settlement of Rolvenden Layne, south of Rolvenden, is also in the parish.-History:...

 (IAU code 960), Kent, England. The asteroid 15967 Clairearmstrong
15967 Clairearmstrong
15967 Clairearmstrong is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 24, 1998 by Mark Armstrong at Rolvenden, Kent, United Kingdom.- External links :*...

was named in her honour by its discoverer, her husband.
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