Meanings of asteroid names (5501-6000)
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5502 Brashear 5502 Brashear 5502 Brashear is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1984 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.-External links:*... |
1984 EC | John Brashear John Brashear Dr. John Alfred Brashear was an American astronomer and instrument builder.- Life and work :Brashear was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania, a town 35 miles south of Pittsburgh along the Monongahela River. His father, Basil Brown Brashear, was a saddler, and his mother, Julia Smith Brashear, was a... , American astronomer and instrument builder* |
5503 - | - | |
5504 Lanzerotti 5504 Lanzerotti 5504 Lanzerotti is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
Louis John Lanzerotti, American astronomer* | |
5505 Rundetaarn 5505 Rundetaarn 5505 Rundetaarn is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 6, 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.- External links :*... |
The Rundetårn Rundetårn The Rundetårn is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory... , Copenhagen Copenhagen Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region... , Denmark Denmark Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark... ("the Round Tower") an astronomical observatory built in Copenhagen by King Christian IV † |
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5506 - | - | |
5507 Niijima 5507 Niijima 5507 Niijima is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1987 by Suzuki and Urata at Toyota.- External links :*... |
1987 UJ | Tsuneo Niijima Tsuneo Niijima is a Japanese astronomer.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.He co-discovered the periodic comet 112P/Urata-Niijima.Asteroid 5507 Niijima is named after him.-References:... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
5508 - | 1988 EB | - |
5509 Rennsteig 5509 Rennsteig 5509 Rennsteig is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 8, 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
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5510 - | - | |
5511 Cloanthus 5511 Cloanthus 5511 Cloanthus is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 8, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Cloanthus, mythical person related to Trojan War: Cloanthus wins the ship race held as part of Anchises' funeral games (Aeneid Aeneid The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter... , Book V)* |
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5512 - | - | |
5513 Yukio 5513 Yukio 5513 Yukio is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 27, 1988 by Kakei-Kizawa-Urata at Oohira.- External links :*... |
1988 WB | Yukio Hasegawa, Japanese amateur astronomer |
5514 - | - | |
5515 - | - | |
5516 Jawilliamson 5516 Jawilliamson 5516 Jawilliamson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 2, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 JK | Jack Williamson Jack Williamson John Stewart Williamson , who wrote as Jack Williamson was a U.S. writer often referred to as the "Dean of Science Fiction" following the death in 1988 of Robert A... , American science-fiction author † |
5517 Johnerogers 5517 Johnerogers 5517 Johnerogers is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 4, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 LJ | John E. Rogers, American amateur astronomer* |
5518 Mariobotta 5518 Mariobotta 5518 Mariobotta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 30, 1989 by J. M. Baur at Chions.- External links :*... |
1989 YF | Mario Botta Mario Botta Mario Botta is a Swiss architect. He studied at the Liceo Artistico in Milan and the IUAV in Venice. His ideas were influenced by Le Corbusier, Carlo Scarpa, Louis Kahn. He opened his own practice in 1970 in Lugano.-Career:... , Swiss architect* |
5519 Lellouch 5519 Lellouch 5519 Lellouch is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 23, 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Emmanuel Lellouch, French astronomer* | |
5520 Natori 5520 Natori 5520 Natori is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 12, 1990 by T. Urata at Oohira.- External links :*... |
1990 RB | Akira Natori, Japanese astronomer † |
5521 Morpurgo 5521 Morpurgo 5521 Morpurgo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 15, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Pieter Anthony Bridge Morpurgo, British producer (1981-1998) of the long-running BBC programme The Sky at Night The Sky at Night The Sky at Night is a monthly documentary television programme on astronomy produced by the BBC. The show has had the same permanent presenter, Sir Patrick Moore, from its first airing on 24 April 1957, making it the longest-running programme with the same presenter in television history.The... * |
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5522 De Rop 5522 De Rop 5522 De Rop is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 3, 1991 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla.- External links :*... |
Willy De Rop, Belgian astronomer † | |
5523 Luminet 5523 Luminet 5523 Luminet is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.The French composer Thérèse Brenet wrote a work for concert band named for this asteroid, which was premièred in Paris in 2003 by the Musique de L'armée de Terre in Paris.- External links :*... |
Jean-Pierre Luminet Jean-Pierre Luminet Jean-Pierre Luminet is a French astrophysicist, specialized in black holes and cosmology. He works as research director for the CNRS , and is a member of the Laboratoire Univers et Théories of the observatory of Paris-Meudon.The asteroid 5523 Luminet, was named after him .-Timeline:* 2003 - An... , French astrophysicist, essayist, novelist, and poet † ‡ ‖ |
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5524 Lecacheux 5524 Lecacheux 5524 Lecacheux is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Jean Lecacheux, French astronomer* | |
5525 - | - | |
5526 Kenzo 5526 Kenzo 5526 Kenzo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1991 by T. Urata at Oohira.- External links :*... |
Kenzo Suzuki Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) is a Japanese astronomer from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Between 1984 and 1992, he, along with Takeshi Urata, discovered 34 minor planets.He is the discoverer of asteroid 3533 Toyota and it is named after his home town.Asteroid 5526 Kenzo is named after him.... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
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5527 - | - | |
5528 - | 1992 AJ | - |
5529 Perry 5529 Perry 5529 Perry is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2557 P-L | Marcus Perry, chief engineer at Spacewatch Spacewatch Spacewatch is a project at the University of Arizona led by Robert S. McMillan that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets... * |
5530 Eisinga 5530 Eisinga 5530 Eisinga is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2835 P-L | Eise Eisinga Eise Eisinga Eise Jeltes Eisinga was a Dutch amateur astronomer who built an orrery in his house in Franeker, Netherlands. The orrery still exists and is the oldest functioning planetarium in the world.-Biography:... , Frisian astronomer who built a planetarium † |
5531 Carolientje 5531 Carolientje 5531 Carolientje is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
1051 T-2 | Caroline van Houten, granddaughter of the Dutch astronomers (husband and wife) Cornelis Cornelis Johannes van Houten Cornelis Johannes van Houten was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten.Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief period as research assistant at Yerkes Observatory... and Ingrid van Houten Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld is a Dutch astronomer.In a jointly-credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was an extremely prolific discoverer of many thousands of asteroids... † |
5532 Ichinohe 5532 Ichinohe 5532 Ichinohe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 14, 1932 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.- External links :*... |
1932 CY | Naozō Ichinohe, Japanese astronomer and science writer |
5533 Bagrov 5533 Bagrov 5533 Bagrov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 1, 1935 by Pelageya Shajn at Simeis.- External links :*... |
1935 SC | Nikolaj Vasil'evich Bagrov, geographer at the Simferopol State University [MPC 34621] |
5534 - | 1941 UN | - |
5535 Annefrank 5535 Annefrank 5535 Annefrank is an inner main-belt asteroid, and member of the Augusta family. It was discovered by Karl Reinmuth in 1942. It is named after Anne Frank, the Dutch-Jewish diarist who died in a concentration camp... |
1942 EM | Anne Frank Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank is one of the most renowned and most discussed Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Acknowledged for the quality of her writing, her diary has become one of the world's most widely read books, and has been the basis for several plays and films.Born in the city of Frankfurt... (Annelies Frank), German Jewish diarist † and ‡ |
5536 Honeycutt 5536 Honeycutt 5536 Honeycutt is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 1955-08-23 at Goethe Link Observatory, Indiana University. It is named for astronomer Kent Honeycutt.... |
1955 QN | R. Kent Honeycutt, American astronomer* or Jay Honeycutt, former Director of Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center The John F. Kennedy Space Center is the NASA installation that has been the launch site for every United States human space flight since 1968. Although such flights are currently on hiatus, KSC continues to manage and operate unmanned rocket launch facilities for America's civilian space program... * |
5537 - | - | |
5538 Luichewoo 5538 Luichewoo 5538 Luichewoo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1964 by Purple Mountain Obs. at Nanking.- External links :*... |
Lui Che-woo, Chinese mineralogist | |
5539 Limporyen 5539 Limporyen 5539 Limporyen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1965 by the Purple Mountain Observatory at Nanking.- External links :*... |
Lim Por-yen Lim Por-yen Lim Por-yen was a Hong Kong textiles tycoon and banker. He founded the Lai Sun Group , and his family was the biggest shareholder of Asia Television .-Biography:... , Hong Kong media tycoon and banker |
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5540 Smirnova 5540 Smirnova 5540 Smirnova is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1971 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova Tamara Mikhailovna Smirnova was a Russian astronomer.From 1966 to 1988 she was a staff member of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy at Leningrad. She co-discovered the periodic comet 74P/Smirnova-Chernykh, along with Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh. She has also discovered various asteroids... , Russian astronomer |
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5541 Seimei 5541 Seimei 5541 Seimei is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1976 by Kosai and Hurukawa at Kiso Observatory.- External links :*-References:... |
Abe no Seimei Abe no Seimei was an onmyōji, a leading specialist of onmyōdō during the middle of the Heian Period in Japan. In addition to his prominence in history, he is a legendary figure in Japanese folklore and has been portrayed in a number of stories and films.... , Onmyōji Onmyodo is a traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology, a mixture of natural science and occultism. It is based on the Chinese philosophies of Wu Xing and Yin and yang, introduced into Japan at the turn of the 6th century, and accepted as a practical system of divination... |
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5542 Moffatt 5542 Moffatt - External links :*... |
Ethelwin ("Win") Frances Flamsteed Moffatt, of South Australia, a direct descendant of the brother of the first Astronomer Royal of England, Rev. John Flamsteed John Flamsteed Sir John Flamsteed FRS was an English astronomer and the first Astronomer Royal. He catalogued over 3000 stars.- Life :Flamsteed was born in Denby, Derbyshire, England, the only son of Stephen Flamsteed... † ‡ |
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5543 Sharaf 5543 Sharaf 5543 Sharaf is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1978 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5544 Kazakov 5544 Kazakov 5544 Kazakov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 2, 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Matvej Fedorovich Kazakov, Russian architect [MPC 34621] | |
5545 Makarov 5545 Makarov 5545 Makarov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 1, 1978 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5546 Salavat 5546 Salavat 5546 Salavat is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 18, 1979 by H. Debehogne at La Silla.- External links :*... |
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5547 Acadiau 5547 Acadiau 5547 Acadiau is a main belt asteroid discovered on June 11, 1980 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.-References:... |
Acadia University Acadia University Acadia University is a predominantly undergraduate university located in Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada with some graduate programs at the master's level and one at the doctoral level... , Canada † |
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5548 Thosharriot 5548 Thosharriot 5548 Thosharriot is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by Zdeňka Vávrová at the Kleť Observatory near České Budějovice, Czech Republic, on October 3, 1980. It is named after Thomas Harriot, an English astronomer and mathematician.-External links:*... |
1980 TH | Thomas Harriot Thomas Harriot Thomas Harriot was an English astronomer, mathematician, ethnographer, and translator. Some sources give his surname as Harriott or Hariot or Heriot. He is sometimes credited with the introduction of the potato to Great Britain and Ireland... , 16th-17th-century English mathematician, inventor of the < and > symbols, and who drew the Moon from Syon House, near London, on 1609 July 26 (O.S.), several months before Galileo |
5549 Bobstefanik 5549 Bobstefanik 5549 Bobstefanik is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1981 by Harvard Observatory at Harvard.- External links :*... |
Robert Phillip Stefanik, American astronomer* | |
5550 - | - | |
5551 Glikson 5551 Glikson 5551 Glikson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1982 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1982 BJ | Andrew Yoram Glikson, Australian geologist* |
5552 Studnička 5552 Studnicka 5552 Studnička is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1688.6785129 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 16, 1982.... |
František Josef Studnička František Josef Studnicka František Josef Studnička was a Czech mathematician and popular pedagogue at Charles University in Prague. He was also an active contributor to astronomy and meteorology. He was known as the author of several textbooks and popular articles.... , Czech mathematician † |
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5553 Chodas 5553 Chodas 5553 Chodas is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 6, 1984 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
Paul Winchester Chodas, Canadian astronomer † | |
5554 Keesey 5554 Keesey 5554 Keesey is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 15, 1985 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
Michael Savage West Keesey, American astronomer* | |
5555 Wimberly 5555 Wimberly 5555 Wimberly is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 5, 1985 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
Ravenel N. Wimberly (also as Ray or Raymond Wimberly), of the Solar System Dynamics Group at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... |
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5556 - | 1988 AL | - |
5557 Chimikeppuko 5557 Chimikeppuko 5557 Chimikeppuko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1989 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
Lake Chimikeppu, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
5558 - | - | |
5559 - | 1990 MV | - |
5560 Amytis 5560 Amytis 5560 Amytis is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 27, 1990 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1990 MX | Amytis Amytis Amytis was a Persian princess, daughter of king Xerxes I and queen Amestris, and sister of king Artaxerxes I. She was given in marriage to the nobleman Megabyzus... , daughter of Cyaxares Cyaxares Cyaxares, Cyaxares the Great or Hvakhshathra , the son of King Phraortes, was the first king of Media. According to Herodotus, Cyaxares, grandson of Deioces, had a far greater military reputation than his father or grandfather, therefore he is often being described as the first official Median... , king of Media Medes The MedesThe Medes... , married to Nebuchadnezzar II, who constructed the Hanging Gardens of Babylon Hanging Gardens of Babylon The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were considered to be one of the greatest Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and the only one of the Wonders which may in fact have been legendary. They were purportedly built in the ancient city-state of Babylon, near present-day Al Hillah, Babil, in Iraq... for her* |
5561 Iguchi 5561 Iguchi 5561 Iguchi is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on August 17, 1991 by Otomo, S. at Kiyosato.- External links :*... |
1991 QD | Masatoshi Iguchi, president of the Photovoltaic Popularization Associaction in Japan |
5562 - | 1991 VS | - |
5563 - | - | |
5564 - | - | |
5565 Ukyounodaibu 5565 Ukyounodaibu 5565 Ukyounodaibu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 10, 1991 by Natori and Urata at Yakiimo.- External links :*... |
Kenreimon-In Ukyō no Daibu, Japanese poet and lady-in-waiting attended to Taira no Tokuko Taira no Tokuko For the asteroid, see 5242 Kenreimonin, later known as , was the last Heike Imperial survivor from the modest vessel carrying the emperor in the great naval battle of Dan-no-ura.... |
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5566 - | - | |
5567 Durisen 5567 Durisen - External links :*... |
Richard Henry Durisen, American astronomer | |
5568 Mufson 5568 Mufson - External links :*... |
Stuart Lee Mufson, American astronomer | |
5569 Colby 5569 Colby 5569 Colby is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1974 by C. Torres at Cerro El Roble.- External links :*... |
1974 FO | Michael John Colby, American spacecraft integration manager of NASA's New Horizons New Horizons New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra and S/2011 P 1. Its estimated arrival date at the Pluto-Charon system is July 14th, 2015... Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission |
5570 Kirsan 5570 Kirsan 5570 Kirsan is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5571 Lesliegreen 5571 Lesliegreen 5571 Lesliegreen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 1, 1978 by K. W. Kamper at the European Southern Observatory.- External links :*... |
1978 LG | Leslie Green, British treasurer of the Junior Astronomical Society (now the Society for Popular Astronomy Society for Popular Astronomy The Society for Popular Astronomy is a national astronomical society based in the United Kingdom for beginners to amateur astronomy.It was founded in 1953 as the Junior Astronomical Society by experienced amateur astronomers including Patrick Moore, Ernest Noon and Eric Turner to encourage... ), 1967–2007 |
5572 Bliskunov 5572 Bliskunov 5572 Bliskunov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1978 by Zhuravleva, L. V. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Aleksandr Ivanovich Bliskunov, Crimea Crimea Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name... n orthopaedic surgeon [MPC 34621] |
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5573 - | 1981 QX | - |
5574 - | 1984 FS | - |
5575 - | - | |
5576 Albanese 5576 Albanese 5576 Albanese is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1986 by CERGA at Caussols.- External links :*... |
Giacomo Albanese Giacomo Albanese Giacomo Albanese was an Italian mathematician known for his work in algebraic geometry. He took a permanent position in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1936.-External links:... , Italian mathematician and physicist †* or Lucia Albanese, Italian soprano who sang with the New York Metropolitan Opera* or ... |
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5577 Priestley 5577 Priestley 5577 Priestley is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on November 21, 1986 by Duncan Waldron at Siding Spring. It was named 5577 Priestley (1986 WQ2) is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on November 21, 1986 by Duncan Waldron at Siding Spring. It was named 5577 Priestley (1986 WQ2) is an... |
Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley Joseph Priestley, FRS was an 18th-century English theologian, Dissenting clergyman, natural philosopher, chemist, educator, and political theorist who published over 150 works... , English chemist †. Also, the wavelength, in Ångstrom units, of green light in the Aurora borealis, due to atomic oxygen (Priestley was credited as co-discoverer of oxygen) * |
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5578 Takakura 5578 Takakura 5578 Takakura is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 28, 1987 by T. Niijima and T. Urata at Ojima.- External links :*... |
1987 BC | Emperor Takakura Emperor Takakura Emperor Takakura was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.-Genealogy:... , Japan |
5579 Uhlherr 5579 Uhlherr 5579 Uhlherr is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on May 11, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1988 JL | Ralph Uhlherr, meteoritics researcher with the United States Geological Survey United States Geological Survey The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,... * |
5580 Sharidake 5580 Sharidake - External links :*... |
Mount Shari Mount Shari is a quaternary stratovolcano and one of Japan's 100 famous mountains. Its summit is . The summit consists of Mount Shari, and the western ridge. It is located on the Hokkaidō's Shiretoko Peninsula on the border of Shari and Kiyosato in Shari District, Abashiri and Shibetsu in Shibetsu District,... , Hokkaidō, Japan |
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5581 Mitsuko 5581 Mitsuko 5581 Mitsuko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 10, 1989 by Iwamoto and Furuta at Tokushima.- External links :*... |
Mitsuko Iwamoto, wife of one of discovers | |
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5583 Braunerová 5583 Braunerová 5583 Braunerová is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1783.1625765 days .The asteroid was discovered on March 5, 1989.-References:... |
Zdenka Braunerová Zdenka Braunerová Zdenka Braunerová was a Czech painter and graphic designer.A prominent Czech artist, she takes her place on history alongside the likes of Chittussi, Mrštík, Zeyer, Marten, Joža Uprka and sculptors František Bílek and Jan Zrzavý.Zrzavý described her as "..... , Czech artist † |
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5584 Izenberg 5584 Izenberg 5584 Izenberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 31, 1989 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 KK | Noam Raphael Izenberg, of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission † |
5585 Parks 5585 Parks 5585 Parks is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on June 28, 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
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5586 - | - | |
5587 - | 1990 SB | - |
5588 Jennabelle 5588 Jennabelle 5588 Jennabelle is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1700.3773562 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 23, 1990.... |
Jenna Belle Weathers Roman, grandmother of the discoverer | |
5589 De Meis 5589 De Meis 5589 De Meis is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1664.7669056 days .The asteroid was discovered on September 23, 1990.-References:... |
Salvatore De Meis, Italian astronomer and historian | |
5590 - | 1990 VA | - |
5591 Koyo 5591 Koyo 5591 Koyo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 10, 1990 by T. Urata at Oohira.- External links :*... |
Koyo Kawanishi Koyo Kawanishi is a Japanese dentist and amateur astronomer.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. Asteroid 5591 Koyo is named after him.- References :... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
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5592 Oshima 5592 Oshima 5592 Oshima is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 14, 1990 by Suzuki and Urata at Toyota.- External links :*... |
Yoshiaki Oshima Yoshiaki Oshima is a Japanese astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids.The asteroid 5592 Oshima is named after him.-Works:* Isobe, S., Atsuo, A., Asher, D., Fuse, T., Hashimoto, N., Nakano, S., K. Nishiyama, Y. Oshima, N. Takahashi, J. Terazono, H. Umehara, T. Urata, M. Yoshikawa... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
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5593 Jonsujatha 5593 Jonsujatha 5593 Jonsujatha is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 9, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
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5594 Jimmiller 5594 Jimmiller 5594 Jimmiller is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 12, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Jim Miller, deputy navigation team manager with NEAR Near - Science, mathematics, technology, biology, and medicine :* Nicking Enzyme Amplification Reaction, a method for in vitro DNA amplification* Near-Earth object, an object in the Solar System whose orbit brings it close to the Earth** Near-Earth asteroid... at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... * |
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5595 Roth 5595 Roth 5595 Roth is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1991 PJ | Mary Roth, administrative assistant in the Department of Astronomy at Cornell University Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... † |
5596 Morbidelli 5596 Morbidelli 5596 Morbidelli is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 7, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Alessandro Morbidelli Alessandro Morbidelli (astronomer) Alessandro Morbidelli, born May 2, 1966, is an Italian astronomer and planetary scientist currently employed by the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur in Nice.... , Italian astronomer † |
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5597 Warren 5597 Warren 5597 Warren is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
Jeffrey R. Warren, of the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University and contributor to the NEAR Shoemaker mission † | |
5598 Carlmurray 5598 Carlmurray 5598 Carlmurray is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 8, 1991 by Holt, H. E. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Carl Desmond Murray, British astronomer, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy at Queen Mary College London | |
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5600 - | 1991 UY | - |
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5601 - | 1991 VR | - |
5602 - | - | |
5603 Rausudake 5603 Rausudake 5603 Rausudake is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 1992 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1992 CE | Mount Rausu Mount Rausu is a stratovolcano on the Shiretoko Peninsula on Hokkaidō, Japan. It sits on the border between the towns of Shari and Rausu. Mount Rausu is the northeastern most Holocene volcano on Hokkaidō. It is one of the 100 famous mountains in Japan.... , Hokkaidō, Japan |
5604 - | 1992 FE | - |
5605 Kushida 5605 Kushida 5605 Kushida is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1993 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.- External links :*... |
1993 DB | Yoshio Kushida Yoshio Kushida is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.He discovered comet 144P/Kushida and was co-discoverer of comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu.-External links:* http://www.nayoro-star.jp/photo/tenmondai-houmon/kushida.html... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
5606 Muramatsu 5606 Muramatsu 5606 Muramatsu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1993 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.- External links :*... |
1993 EH | Osamu Muramatsu Osamu Muramatsu is a Japanese astronomer, and is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He also co-discovered periodic comet 147P/Kushida-Muramatsu.-External links:*... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
5607 - | 1993 EN | - |
5608 Olmos 5608 Olmos 5608 Olmos is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1,567.8586879 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 12, 1993, and named after actor Edward James Olmos.-References:... |
1993 EO | Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos Edward James Olmos is an American actor and director. Among his most memorable roles are William Adama in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica, Lt... , American actor † |
5609 Stroncone 5609 Stroncone 5609 Stroncone is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1993 by A. Vagnozzi at Stroncone.- External links :*... |
1993 FU | Stroncone Stroncone Stroncone* Osservatorio Astrometrico Santa Lucia Stroncone * Stroncone, Umbria... , hill town in the Terni Terni Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:... province of southern Umbria, Italy* |
5610 Balster 5610 Balster 5610 Balster is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2041 T-3 | Harry Balster, Dutch amateur astronomer and his sister Yvonne † |
5611 - | 1943 DL | - |
5612 Nevskij 5612 Nevskij 5612 Nevskij is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5613 Donskoj 5613 Donskoj 5613 Donskoj is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 16, 1976 by Chernykh, L. I. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5614 Yakovlev 5614 Yakovlev 5614 Yakovlev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 11, 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
1979 VN | Oleg Izosimovich Yakovlev, Russian geochemist and planetary geologist, or Oleg Anatol'evich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, or Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev was a Soviet aeronautical engineer. He designed the Yakovlev military aircraft and founded the Yakovlev Design Bureau. -Biography:... , Russian aircraft designer or Aleksandr Evgen'evich Yakovlev Alexandre Jacovleff Alexandre Yevgenievich Jacovleff was a Russian neoclassicist painter, draughtsman, designer and etcher.-Biography:... , Russian artist* |
5615 Iskander 5615 Iskander 5615 Iskander is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 4, 1983 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
1983 PZ | Central Asian name for Alexander the Great* |
5616 Vogtland 5616 Vogtland 5616 Vogtland is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1560.1908633 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1987.... |
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5617 Emelyanenko 5617 Emelyanenko 5617 Emelyanenko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 5, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 EL | Vyacheslav V. Emel'yanenko, Russian (Ukrainian?) astronomer* |
5618 Saitama 5618 Saitama 5618 Saitama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*... |
1990 EA | Saitama Prefecture Saitama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History... , Japan |
5619 Shair 5619 Shair 5619 Shair is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 26, 1990 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Frederick Shair, Manager of the Educational Affairs Office at Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... * |
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5620 Jasonwheeler 5620 Jasonwheeler 5620 Jasonwheeler is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1158.1572229 days . The asteroid was discovered on July 19, 1990.... |
1990 OA | Jason Wheeler Roman, youngest son of the first discoverer |
5621 Erb 5621 Erb 5621 Erb is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 23, 1990 by Lawrence, K. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Bryan Erb and Dona Marie Erb, Canadian space scientists † | |
5622 - | - | |
5623 Iwamori 5623 Iwamori 5623 Iwamori is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*... |
1990 UY | Yasuke Iwamori, Japanese astronomy teacher and principal of highschool |
5624 Shirley 5624 Shirley 5624 Shirley is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Donna Shirley Donna Shirley Donna Shirley is a former manager of Mars Exploration at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is the author of the book Managing Martians: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman's Lifelong Quest to Get to Mars—and of the Team Behind the Space Robot That Has Captured the Imagination of the World... , American engineer and author, member of the Advisory Council of the Planetary Society Planetary Society The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy... † |
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5625 - | - | |
5626 - | 1991 FE | - |
5627 - | 1991 MA | - |
5628 Preussen 5628 Preussen 5628 Preussen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1991 by Freimut Börngen and Schmadel, L. D. at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... name for Prussia Prussia Prussia was a German kingdom and historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries, the House of Hohenzollern ruled Prussia, successfully expanding its size by way of an unusually well-organized and effective army. Prussia shaped the history... |
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5629 Kuwana 5629 Kuwana 5629 Kuwana is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1993 by Hioki and Hayakawa at Okutama.- External links :*... |
Kuwana, Mie Kuwana, Mie is a city located in the northern end of Mie Prefecture, Japan. It is known as a major sightseeing city in the prefecture. Located at the mouth of the three rivers dividing Mie and Aichi prefectures, the city has functioned as a regional center of fishing, industry, business, and culture.As of... , Japan |
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5630 Billschaefer 5630 Billschaefer 5630 Billschaefer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 21, 1993 by Child, J. B. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1993 FZ | * |
5631 Sekihokutouge 5631 Sekihokutouge 5631 Sekihokutouge is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 20, 1993 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
Sekihoku Pass, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
5632 Ingelehmann 5632 Ingelehmann 5632 Ingelehmann is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 15, 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1993 GG | Inge Lehmann Inge Lehmann Inge Lehmann FRS , was a Danish seismologist who, in 1936, argued that the Earth's core is not one single molten sphere, but that an inner core exists which has physical properties that are different from those of the outer core.-Life:Inge Lehmann was born and grew up in Østerbro, a part of... , Danish seismologist †* |
5633 - | - | |
5634 - | - | |
5635 Cole 5635 Cole 5635 Cole is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by Bus, S. J. at Siding Spring.- External links :*... |
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5636 Jacobson 5636 Jacobson 5636 Jacobson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.-External links:*... |
1985 QN | * |
5637 Gyas 5637 Gyas 5637 Gyas is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on September 10, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Gyas, mythical person related to Trojan War: he participated in the ship race held as part of Anchises' funeral games (Aeneid Aeneid The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of roughly 10,000 lines in dactylic hexameter... , Book V)* |
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5638 Deikoon 5638 Deikoon 5638 Deikoon is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on October 10, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Deikoon, mythical person related to Trojan War: son of Pergasus, killed by Agamemnon Agamemnon In Greek mythology, Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus and Queen Aerope of Mycenae, the brother of Menelaus, the husband of Clytemnestra, and the father of Electra and Orestes. Mythical legends make him the king of Mycenae or Argos, thought to be different names for the same area... (Iliad Iliad The Iliad is an epic poem in dactylic hexameters, traditionally attributed to Homer. Set during the Trojan War, the ten-year siege of the city of Troy by a coalition of Greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the weeks of a quarrel between King Agamemnon and the warrior Achilles... , Book V); there is another Deikoon, one of three sons of Herakles by Megara* |
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5639 - | 1989 PE | - |
5640 Yoshino 5640 Yoshino 5640 Yoshino is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1989 by M. Mukai and M. Takeishi at Kagoshima.- External links :*... |
Yoshino, a town of Kagoshima Kagoshima, Kagoshima is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture at the southwestern tip of the Kyūshū island of Japan, and the largest city in the prefecture by some margin... , Japan |
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5641 McCleese 5641 McCleese 5641 McCleese is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on February 27, 1990 by E. Helin at Palomar.- External links :... |
1990 DJ | Daniel J. McCleese, American planetary scientist* |
5642 Bobbywilliams 5642 Bobbywilliams 5642 Bobbywilliams is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on July 27, 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :... |
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5643 Roques 5643 Roques 5643 Roques is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
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5644 Maureenbell 5644 Maureenbell 5644 Maureenbell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 22, 1990 by H. E. Holt at Palomar. It is named after Maureen E. Ockert-Bell, who has published work on physical and optical properties of outer planet ring systems.... |
Maureen Bell, member of the NEAR Shoemaker NEAR Shoemaker The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous - Shoemaker , renamed after its 1996 launch in honor of planetary scientist Eugene M. Shoemaker, was a robotic space probe designed by the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for NASA to study the near-Earth asteroid Eros from close orbit over a... computer team †* |
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5645 - | 1990 SP | - |
5646 - | 1990 TR | - |
5647 - | 1990 TZ | - |
5648 - | - | |
5649 Donnashirley 5649 Donnashirley 5649 Donnashirley is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on November 18, 1990 by Helin, E. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Donna Shirley Donna Shirley Donna Shirley is a former manager of Mars Exploration at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. She is the author of the book Managing Martians: The Extraordinary Story of a Woman's Lifelong Quest to Get to Mars—and of the Team Behind the Space Robot That Has Captured the Imagination of the World... , American engineer and author, formerly of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... , member of the Advisory Council of the Planetary Society Planetary Society The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy... † |
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5650 Mochihito-o 5650 Mochihito-o 5650 Mochihito-o is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1546.9328534 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 10, 1990.... |
1990 XK | Prince Mochihito Prince Mochihito ' , also known as the Takakura Prince, and as Minamoto Mochimitsu, was a son of Emperor Go-Shirakawa. He is noted for his role in starting the Genpei War.... , Japan |
5651 Traversa 5651 Traversa 5651 Traversa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 14, 1991 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.- External links :*... |
Gilles Traversa, French(?) observatory assistant † | |
5652 Amphimachus 5652 Amphimachus 5652 Amphimachus is a Jupiter Trojan discovered on April 24, 1992 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Amphimachus Amphimachus In Greek mythology, Amphimachus is a name attributed to multiple individuals.-Son of Cteatus:Amphimachus was the son of Cteatus and Theronice, daughter of Dexamenus. He was one of the leaders of the Elean contingent at the Trojan War and was slain by Hector.-Son of Nomion:Amphimachus was the son... , mythical person related to Trojan War* |
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5653 Camarillo 5653 Camarillo 5653 Camarillo is an Amor asteroid with a perihelion of 1.248795 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.30403 and an orbital period of 877.922 days .This asteroid was discovered on November 21, 1992 by Eleanor F. Helin and Kenneth J. Lawrence.... |
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5654 Terni 5654 Terni 5654 Terni is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 20, 1993 by A. Vagnozzi at S L Stroncone.- External links :*... |
1993 KG | The town and province of Terni Terni Terni is a city in southern Umbria, central Italy, capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is 104 km N of Rome, 36 km NW of Rieti, and 29 km S of Spoleto.-History:... in Italy |
5655 Barney 5655 Barney 5655 Barney is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
1159 T-2 | * |
5656 Oldfield 5656 Oldfield 5656 Oldfield is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1920 by W. Baade at Bergedorf. It has been named after the British multi-instrumentalist Mike Oldfield, creator of the famed Tubular Bells albums.- External links :*... |
A920 TA | Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield Michael Gordon Oldfield is an English multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, working a style that blends progressive rock, folk, ethnic or world music, classical music, electronic music, New Age, and more recently, dance. His music is often elaborate and complex in nature... , English composer and multi-instrumentalist † |
5657 - | - | |
5658 Clausbaader 5658 Clausbaader 5658 Clausbaader is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1950 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg.- External links :*... |
1950 DO | Claus Baader, German amateur astronomer † ‡ |
5659 - | - | |
5660 - | 1974 MA | - |
5661 Hildebrand 5661 Hildebrand 5661 Hildebrand is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 14, 1977 by Chernykh, N. S. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Alan Russell Hildebrand, Canadian geologist † | |
5662 Wendycalvin 5662 Wendycalvin 5662 Wendycalvin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
Wendy Marie Calvin, American planetary geologist | |
5663 McKeegan 5663 McKeegan 5663 McKeegan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
Kevin McKeegan, American geochemist and meteoriticist † | |
5664 Eugster 5664 Eugster 5664 Eugster is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :* -References:... |
Otto Eugster, Swiss meteoriticist † | |
5665 Begemann 5665 Begemann 5665 Begemann is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1982 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Friedrich Begemann, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist † | |
5666 Rabelais 5666 Rabelais 5666 Rabelais is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 14, 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj. It is named for the French satirist François Rabelais.- External links :*... |
François Rabelais François Rabelais François Rabelais was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs... , French writer |
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5667 Nakhimovskaya 5667 Nakhimovskaya 5667 Nakhimovskaya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 16, 1983 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5668 Foucault 5668 Foucault 5668 Foucault is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 22, 1984 by Antonín Mrkos at Klet. It is named for the French physicist Léon Foucault.-External links:*... |
1984 FU | Léon Foucault Léon Foucault Jean Bernard Léon Foucault was a French physicist best known for the invention of the Foucault pendulum, a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation... , French physicist and astronomer † |
5669 - | - | |
5670 Rosstaylor 5670 Rosstaylor 5670 Rosstaylor is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 7, 1985 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar and named after New Zealand geochemist and planetary scientist Professor Stuart Ross Taylor.- External links :*... |
Stuart Ross Taylor, New Zealand-born planetary scientist (geochemist, geologist) † | |
5671 Chanal 5671 Chanal 5671 Chanal is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 13, 1985 by CERGA at Caussols.- External links :*... |
1985 XR | * |
5672 Libby 5672 Libby 5672 Libby is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 6, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
Willard Frank Libby, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1990* | |
5673 McAllister 5673 McAllister 5673 McAllister is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 6, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
Howard Conlee McAllister, American astronomer* | |
5674 Wolff 5674 Wolff 5674 Wolff is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 6, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
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5675 Evgenilebedev 5675 Evgenilebedev 5675 Evgenilebedev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 7, 1986 by Chernykh, L. I. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Evgenij Alekseevich Lebedev, Russian actor [MPC 34622] | |
5676 Voltaire 5676 Voltaire 5676 Voltaire is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1430.7047683 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 9, 1986, by the Soviet astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina. It is named in honor of the eighteenth-century French philosopher Voltaire.... |
Voltaire Voltaire François-Marie Arouet , better known by the pen name Voltaire , was a French Enlightenment writer, historian and philosopher famous for his wit and for his advocacy of civil liberties, including freedom of religion, free trade and separation of church and state... , French writer |
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5677 Aberdonia 5677 Aberdonia 5677 Aberdonia is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1987 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.-References:... |
University of Aberdeen University of Aberdeen The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world... , on the occasion of the quincentenary of its founding † |
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5678 DuBridge 5678 DuBridge 5678 DuBridge is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 1, 1989 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 TS | Lee Alvin DuBridge Lee Alvin DuBridge Lee Alvin DuBridge was an American educator and physicist.DuBridge was born in Terre Haute, Indiana, and graduated from Cornell College in 1922, and then began a teaching assignment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he received an M.A. degree in 1924 and a Ph.D. in 1926... , American nuclear physicist, Director of MIT Radiation Laboratory and latterly of CalTech* |
5679 Atsukadou 5679 Atsukadou 5679 Akkado is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1989 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1989 VR | Akka cave, Iwate, Japan |
5680 - | - | |
5681 Bakulev 5681 Bakulev 5681 Bakulev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1990 by Zhuravleva, L. V. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Aleksandr Nikolaevich Bakulev, Soviet surgeon [MPC 34622] | |
5682 Beresford 5682 Beresford 5682 Beresford is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on October 9, 1990 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.Named in honor of Anthony Charles Beresford , prominentAustralian amateur astronomer. Amongst his wide ranging astronomical... |
1990 TB | * |
5683 Bifukumonin 5683 Bifukumonin 5683 Bifukumonin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 19, 1990 by T. Urata at the Nihondaira Observatory.- External links :*... |
1990 UD | Bifukumon-In, Empress of Emperor Toba Emperor Toba was the 74th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession.Toba's reign spanned the years from 1107 through 1123.- Genealogy :... , Japan |
5684 Kogo 5684 Kogo 5684 Kogo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1990 by T. Urata at the Nihondaira Observatory.- External links :*... |
Kogō no Tsubone, consort of Emperor Takakura Emperor Takakura Emperor Takakura was the 80th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1168 through 1180.-Genealogy:... , Japan |
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5685 Sanenobufukui 5685 Sanenobufukui 5685 Sanenobufukui is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 8, 1990 by T. Nomura and K. Kawanishi at Minami-Oda.- External links :*... |
1990 XA | Sanenobu Fukui, Japanese amateur astronomer |
5686 Chiyonoura 5686 Chiyonoura 5686 Chiyonoura is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1990 by Masanori Matsuyama and Watanabe at Kushiro.- External links :*... |
1990 YQ | Chiyo's Beach, Kushiro, Hokkaidō Kushiro, Hokkaido is a city located in Kushiro Subprefecture, Hokkaidō, Japan. It is the capital city of Kushiro Subprefecture, as well as the most populous city in eastern Hokkaidō.... , Japan |
5687 Yamamotoshinobu 5687 Yamamotoshinobu 5687 Yamamotoshinobu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 13, 1991 by Yoshio Kushida and Osamu Muramatsu at Yatsugatake.- External links :*... |
Shinobu Yamamoto, director of the planetarium in Japan | |
5688 Kleewyck 5688 Kleewyck 5688 Kleewyck is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 12, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar. It is named after the name given by the Nuu-chah-nulth of Vancouver Island's west coast to Canadian artist Emily Carr.- External links :*... |
Klee Wyck, native name for Canadian artist Emily Carr Emily Carr Emily Carr was a Canadian artist and writer heavily inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. One of the first painters in Canada to adopt a post-impressionist painting style, Carr did not receive widespread recognition for her work until later in her life... † |
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5689 Rhön 5689 Rhön 5689 Rhön is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1672.0779289 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 9, 1991.... |
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5690 - | 1992 EU | - |
5691 Fredwatson 5691 Fredwatson 5691 Fredwatson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1992 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory.- External links :*... |
1992 FD | Frederick Garnett Watson, British astronomer* |
5692 Shirao 5692 Shirao 5692 Shirao is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1992 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1992 FR | Motomaro Shirao, Japanese photographer and amateur astronomer |
5693 - | 1993 EA | - |
5694 Berényi 5694 Berényi 5694 Berényi is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1538.5142030 days .The asteroid was discovered on September 24, 1960.-References:... |
3051 P-L | Dénes Berényi, Hungarian physicist † ‡ |
5695 Remillieux 5695 Remillieux 5695 Remillieux is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
4577 P-L | Alban Remillieux, French physicist* |
5696 Ibsen 5696 Ibsen 5696 Ibsen is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
4582 P-L | Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen Henrik Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as "the father of prose drama" and is one of the founders of Modernism in the theatre... , Norwegian playwright* |
5697 Arrhenius 5697 Arrhenius 5697 Arrhenius is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
6766 P-L | Svante August Arrhenius, Swedish chemist and 1903 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Nobel Prize in Chemistry The Nobel Prize in Chemistry is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of chemistry. It is one of the five Nobel Prizes established by the will of Alfred Nobel in 1895, awarded for outstanding contributions in chemistry, physics, literature,... †* |
5698 Nolde 5698 Nolde 5698 Nolde is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
4121 T-1 | Emil Nolde Emil Nolde Emil Nolde was a German painter and printmaker. He was one of the first Expressionists, a member of Die Brücke, and is considered to be one of the great oil painting and watercolour painters of the 20th century. He is known for his vigorous brushwork and expressive choice of colors... , German Expressionist painter* |
5699 Munch 5699 Munch 5699 Munch is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2141 T-3 | Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Edvard Munch was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, printmaker and an important forerunner of expressionist art. His best-known composition, The Scream, is part of a series The Frieze of Life, in which Munch explored the themes of love, fear, death, melancholia, and anxiety.- Childhood :Edvard Munch... , Norwegian artist |
5700 Homerus 5700 Homerus 5700 Homerus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.It was named after the Greek poet Homer.- External links :*... |
5166 T-3 | Homer Homer In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is... , Greek epic poet* |
5701–5800 | ||
5701 Baltuck 5701 Baltuck 5701 Baltuck is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1929 by C. W. Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
1929 VS | Miriam Baltuck, American geologist, NASA's representative in Australia and southeast Asia (1997-2002), director of university advancement at the Australian National University Australian National University The Australian National University is a teaching and research university located in the Australian capital, Canberra.As of 2009, the ANU employs 3,945 administrative staff who teach approximately 10,000 undergraduates, and 7,500 postgraduate students... (2005) |
5702 Morando 5702 Morando 5702 Morando is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1931 by M. Wolf at Heidelberg.- External links :*... |
1931 FC | Bruno Morando, French astronomer, former Director of the Bureau des Longitudes Bureau des Longitudes The Bureau des Longitudes is a French scientific institution, founded by decree of 25 June 1795 and charged with the improvement of nautical navigation, standardisation of time-keeping, geodesy and astronomical observation. During the 19th century, it was responsible for synchronizing clocks... * |
5703 Hevelius 5703 Hevelius 5703 Hevelius is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1931 by Reinmuth, K. at Heidelberg. It is named after Johannes Hevelius.- External links :*... |
1931 VS | Johannes Hevelius Johannes Hevelius Johannes Hevelius Some sources refer to Hevelius as Polish:Some sources refer to Hevelius as German:*Encyplopedia Britannica * of the Royal Society was a councilor and mayor of Danzig , Pomeranian Voivodeship, in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth... , astronomer |
5704 Schumacher 5704 Schumacher 5704 Schumacher is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1950 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.- External links :*... |
1950 DE | Heinrich Christian Schumacher Heinrich Christian Schumacher Heinrich Christian Schumacher was a German-Danish astronomer.-Biography:He was born at Bramstedt, in Holstein, and studied at Kiel, Jena, Copenhagen, and Göttingen. In 1810, he became adjunct professor of astronomy in Copenhagen... , German astronomer* |
5705 Ericsterken 5705 Ericsterken 5705 Ericsterken is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1965 by H. Debehogne at Uccle.- External links :*... |
1965 UA | * |
5706 Finkelstein 5706 Finkelstein 5706 Finkelstein is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 23, 1971 by Crimean Astrophysical Observatory at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5707 Shevchenko 5707 Shevchenko 5707 Shevchenko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 2, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Vasilii G. Shevchenko, Ukrainian astronomer* | |
5708 Melancholia 5708 Melancholia 5708 Melancholia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 12, 1977 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :... |
* | |
5709 Tamyeunleung 5709 Tamyeunleung - External links :*... |
Fong Tamyeunleung, Chinese charity worker | |
5710 Silentium 5710 Silentium 5710 Silentium is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 18, 1977 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*... |
1977 UP | * |
5711 Eneev 5711 Eneev 5711 Eneev is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*... |
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5712 Funke 5712 Funke 5712 Funke is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1979 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
1979 SR | Jaromír Funke Jaromír Funke Jaromír Funke was a Czech photographer.Funke was a leading figure in Czech photography in the 1920s and 30s. In 1924 he, Josef Sudek and Adolf Schneeberger founded the Czech Photographic Society... , Czech photographer † |
5713 - | - | |
5714 Krasinsky 5714 Krasinsky 5714 Krasinsky is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 14, 1982 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
1982 PR | * |
5715 Kramer 5715 Kramer 5715 Kramer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.-External links:*... |
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5716 Pickard 5716 Pickard 5716 Pickard is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1982 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
1982 UH | * |
5717 Damir 5717 Damir 5717 Damir is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1982 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Alim Matveevich Damir 1894-1982, professor of physics* | |
5718 - | 1983 PB | - |
5719 Křižík 5719 Križík 5719 Křižík is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1205.8547867 days . The asteroid is named in honor of Czech electrical engineer and inventor František Křižík, who contributed significantly to the electrification of Bohemia.... |
1983 RX | František Křižík František Križík František Křižík was a Czech inventor, electrical engineer and entrepreneur. The main belt asteroid 5719 Křižík was named in his honor.... , Czech inventor † |
5720 Halweaver 5720 Halweaver 5720 Halweaver is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on March 29, 1984 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1984 FN | Harold Anthony Weaver, American astronomer † |
5721 - | - | |
5722 Johnscherrer 5722 Johnscherrer 5722 Johnscherrer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 2, 1986 by INAS at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1986 JS | John Randell Scherrer, American project manager and deputy payload manager on NASA's New Horizons New Horizons New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra and S/2011 P 1. Its estimated arrival date at the Pluto-Charon system is July 14th, 2015... Pluto Kuiper Belt mission |
5723 Hudson 5723 Hudson 5723 Hudson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 6, 1986 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.-External links:*... |
Scott Hudson Scott Hudson Raymond Scott Hudson is a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Washington State University. Hudson was educated at Caltech, where he received his bachelor's degree in engineering and applied science in 1985, his master's degree in electrical engineering in 1986, and his PhD... (Raymond Scott Hudson), American electrical engineer and radar astronomer † |
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5724 - | 1986 WE | - |
5725 Nördlingen 5725 Nördlingen 5725 Nördlingen is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1602.7350496 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 23, 1988.... |
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5726 Rubin 5726 Rubin 5726 Rubin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 24, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Vera Rubin Vera Rubin Vera Rubin is an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. She is famous for uncovering the discrepancy between the predicted angular motion of galaxies and the observed motion, by studying galactic rotation curves... , American astronomer* |
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5727 - | - | |
5728 - | - | |
5729 - | - | |
5730 Yonosuke 5730 Yonosuke 5730 Yonosuke is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1815.9165082 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 13, 1988.... |
Yonosuke Nakano, 19th-20th century Japanese astronomer and educator, one of the founders of the Gekko Observatory | |
5731 Zeus 5731 Zeus 5731 Zeus is an Apollo asteroid and Near-Earth object discovered on November 4, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory. Based on its observed brightness and assumed albedo it is estimated to have a diameter between 2.1 and 4.7 km.... |
Zeus Zeus In the ancient Greek religion, Zeus was the "Father of Gods and men" who ruled the Olympians of Mount Olympus as a father ruled the family. He was the god of sky and thunder in Greek mythology. His Roman counterpart is Jupiter and his Etruscan counterpart is Tinia.Zeus was the child of Cronus... , Greek god |
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5732 - | 1988 WC | - |
5733 - | 1989 AQ | - |
5734 Noguchi 5734 Noguchi 5734 Noguchi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 15, 1989 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
Soichi Noguchi Soichi Noguchi is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and a JAXA astronaut. His first spaceflight was as a Mission Specialist aboard STS-114 on 26 July 2005 for NASA's first "return to flight" Space Shuttle mission after the Columbia disaster. He was most recently in space as part of the Soyuz TMA-17 crew and... , Japanese astronaut |
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5735 Loripaul 5735 Loripaul 5735 Loripaul is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 4, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 LM | * |
5736 Sanford 5736 Sanford 5736 Sanford is a Main-belt Asteroid discovered on June 6, 1989 by Eleanor F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 LW | * |
5737 Itoh 5737 Itoh 5737 Itoh is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1989 by T. Nomura and K. Kawanishi at Minami-Oda.- External links :*... |
1989 SK | Kazuyuki Itoh, Japanese amateur astronomer |
5738 Billpickering 5738 Billpickering 5738 Billpickering is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on October 27, 1989 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :... |
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5739 - | - | |
5740 Toutoumi 5740 Toutoumi 5740 Toutoumi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 29, 1989 by Y. Oshima at the Gekko Observatory.- External links :*... |
Tōtōmi Province Totomi Province was a province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today western Shizuoka Prefecture. Tōtōmi bordered on Mikawa, Suruga and Shinano Provinces. Its abbreviated form name was .-History:... , ancient name of western part of Shizuoka Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region on Honshu island. The capital is the city of Shizuoka.- History :Shizuoka prefecture was formed from the former Tōtōmi, Suruga and Izu provinces.The area was the home of the first Tokugawa Shogun... , Japan |
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5741 - | 1989 XC | - |
5742 - | - | |
5743 Kato 5743 Kato 5743 Kato is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 19, 1990 by Akiyama and Furuta at Mishima.- External links :*... |
1990 UW | Yasuo Katō, Japanese mountain climber |
5744 Yorimasa 5744 Yorimasa 5744 Yorimasa is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 14, 1990 by Natori and Urata at Yakiimo.- External links :*... |
1990 XP | Minamoto no Yorimasa Minamoto no Yorimasa ' was a prominent Japanese poet whose works appeared in various anthologies. He served eight different emperors in his long career, holding posts such as hyōgo no kami... , early samurai |
5745 - | 1991 AN | - |
5746 - | 1991 CK | - |
5747 - | - | |
5748 Davebrin 5748 Davebrin 5748 Davebrin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1991 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1991 DX | Glen David Brin David Brin Glen David Brin, Ph.D. is an American scientist and award-winning author of science fiction. He has received the Hugo, Locus, Campbell and Nebula Awards.-Biography:... , American science fiction writer* |
5749 - | 1991 FV | - |
5750 Kandatai 5750 Kandatai 5750 Kandatai is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 11, 1991 by Takahashi and Watanabe at Kitami.-External links:... |
Tai Kanda, Japanese astronomer | |
5751 Zao 5751 Zao 5751 Zao also designated 1992 AC is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 5, 1992 by M. Koishikawa at the Ayashi Station of the Sendai Astronomical Observatory.-Physical properties:... |
1992 AC | Mount Zaō Mount Zao is a complex volcano on the border between Yamagata Prefecture and Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. It consists of a cluster of stratovolcanoes and is the most active volcano in northern Honshū. The central volcano of the group includes several lava domes and a tuff cone, Goshiki-dake, which contains... , Tōhoku region, Japan |
5752 - | 1992 CJ | - |
5753 Yoshidatadahiko 5753 Yoshidatadahiko 5753 Yoshidatadahiko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1992 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1992 EM | Tadahiko Yoshida, vice president of AES (Advanced Engineering Services), Japanese aerospace company |
5754 - | - | |
5755 - | - | |
5756 Wassenbergh 5756 Wassenbergh 5756 Wassenbergh is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.-Designation:... |
6034 P-L | Henri Wassenbergh Henri Wassenbergh Henry Abraham Wassenbergh , known to his friends and colleagues as "Or" Wassenbergh, is a Dutch academic, professor of law, and writer.Wassenbergh earned a law degree from the University of Amsterdam in 1950... (familiarly known as 'Or' Wassenbergh), former Professor of Air and Space Law at the University of Leiden and founder of the International Institute of Air and Space Law at Leiden † |
5757 Tichá 5757 Tichá 5757 Tichá is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1838.0559372 days . The asteroid was discovered on May 6, 1967. It is named after Czech astronomer Jana Tichá.-References:... |
1967 JN | Jana Tichá Jana Tichá Jana Tichá is a Czech astronomer. She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Kleť Observatory. She specializes in discoveries of asteroids and comets especially Near-Earth objects... , Czech astronomer* |
5758 Brunini 5758 Brunini 5758 Brunini is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1231.0262943 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 20, 1976.-References:... |
Adrián Brunini, Argentine astronomer | |
5759 Zoshchenko 5759 Zoshchenko 5759 Zoshchenko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 22, 1980 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Mikhail Zoshchenko Mikhail Zoshchenko -Biography:Zoshchenko was born in 1895, in Poltava, but spent most of his life in St. Petersburg / Leningrad. His Ukrainian father was a mosaicist responsible for the exterior decoration of the Suvorov Museum in Saint Petersburg. The future writer attended the Faculty of Law at the Saint Petersburg... , Russian satirist |
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5760 Mittlefehldt 5760 Mittlefehldt 5760 Mittlefehldt is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
David W. ("Duck") Mittlefehldt, American astronomer and geochemist † ‡ | |
5761 Andreivanov 5761 Andreivanov 5761 Andreivanov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
Andrei V. Ivanov, Russian cosmochemist and meteoriticist † | |
5762 Wänke 5762 Wänke 5762 Wänke is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1306.1161465 days . The asteroid was discovered on March 2, 1981.... |
Heinrich Wänke, German cosmochemist and meteoriticist † | |
5763 - | 1982 MA | - |
5764 - | - | |
5765 Izett 5765 Izett 5765 Izett is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1986 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1986 GU | * |
5766 - | - | |
5767 Moldun 5767 Moldun 5767 Moldun is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 6, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
* | |
5768 Pittich 5768 Pittich 5768 Pittich is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 4, 1986 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
Eduard Pittich, Slovak astronomer* | |
5769 Michard 5769 Michard 5769 Michard is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 6, 1987 by CERGA at Caussols.- External links :*... |
1987 PL | Raymond Michard, French astronomer, or Gilles Michard and Annie Michard, French geochemists* |
5770 - | 1987 RY | - |
5771 Somerville 5771 Somerville 5771 Somerville is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1987 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
Mary Somerville Mary Somerville Mary Fairfax Somerville was a Scottish science writer and polymath, at a time when women's participation in science was discouraged... , British mathematician and scientific author* |
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5772 Johnlambert 5772 Johnlambert 5772 Johnlambert is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 15, 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1988 LB | John Vincent Lambert, American astronomer* |
5773 - | 1989 NO | - |
5774 Ratliff 5774 Ratliff 5774 Ratliff is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 2, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 NR | Nicholas Paul Ratliff, Amateur American astronomer |
5775 Inuyama 5775 Inuyama 5775 Inuyama is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1989 by Y. Mizuno and T. Furuta at Kani.- External links :*... |
1989 SP | Inuyama, Aichi Inuyama, Aichi is a city located near Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.In 2010, the city had a population of 75,449 and a population density of 1,010 persons per km². The total area is 74.97 km². The city lies along the edge of Aichi Prefecture, separated from neighbouring Gifu Prefecture by the Kiso River... , Japan |
5776 - | - | |
5777 Hanaki 5777 Hanaki 5777 Hanaki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 3, 1989 by Y. Mizuno and T. Furuta at Kani.- External links :*... |
1989 XF | Yōichi Hanaki, Japanese amateur astronomer |
5778 Jurafrance 5778 Jurafrance 5778 Jurafrance is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 28, 1989 by E. W. Elst at Haute-Provence Observatory.- External links :*... |
Jura Mountains Jura mountains The Jura Mountains are a small mountain range located north of the Alps, separating the Rhine and Rhone rivers and forming part of the watershed of each... , France* |
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5779 Schupmann 5779 Schupmann 5779 Schupmann is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1910.2251487 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 23, 1990 and named in honor of German optician Ludwig Schupmann.-References:... |
Ludwig Schupmann Ludwig Schupmann Ludwig Ignaz Schupmann was a German professor of architecture and an optical designer... , German 19th-20th-century optician, who described in Die Medial-Fernrohre a reflecting-refracting telescope with Mangin mirrors that eliminates chromatic aberrations while using common optical glasses |
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5780 Lafontaine 5780 Lafontaine 5780 Lafontaine is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1990 by E. W. Elst at La Silla. It is named for the French lyric poet Jean de La Fontaine.- External links :*... |
Jean de la Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine Jean de La Fontaine was the most famous French fabulist and one of the most widely read French poets of the 17th century. He is known above all for his Fables, which provided a model for subsequent fabulists across Europe and numerous alternative versions in France, and in French regional... , French poet † |
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5781 Barkhatova 5781 Barkhatova 5781 Barkhatova is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1990 by Chernykh, N. S. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Klavdiia Aleksandrovna Barkhatova, Russian astronomer* | |
5782 Akirafujiwara 5782 Akirafujiwara 5782 Akirafujiwara is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on January 7, 1991 by R.H. McNaught at the Siding Spring Observatory.-References:... |
1991 AF | Akira Fujiwara, Japanese project scientist for the Hayabusa mission Hayabusa was an unmanned spacecraft developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency to return a sample of material from a small near-Earth asteroid named 25143 Itokawa to Earth for further analysis.... to the near-Earth object 25143 Itokawa 25143 Itokawa 25143 Itokawa is an Apollo and Mars-crosser asteroid. It was the first asteroid to be the target of a sample return mission, the Japanese space probe Hayabusa.-Discovery and naming:... |
5783 Kumagaya 5783 Kumagaya 5783 Kumagaya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 5, 1991 by Hioki and Hayakawa at Okutama.- External links :*... |
1991 CO | Kumagaya, Saitama Kumagaya, Saitama is a city in Saitama Prefecture, Japan.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 203,089 . The total area is 159.88 km². The city is one of the biggest in northern Saitama Prefecture. It is the administrative, business and commercial centre in northern Saitama Prefecture. Eight... , Japan |
5784 - | 1991 CY | - |
5785 Fulton 5785 Fulton 5785 Fulton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1991 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1991 FU | * |
5786 Talos 5786 Talos 5786 Talos is a Apollo asteroid discovered on September 3, 1991 by R. H. McNaught at Siding Spring.-References:... |
1991 RC | Either Talos Talos In Greek mythology, Talos or Talon was a giant man of bronze who protected Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders by circling the island's shores three times daily while guarding it.- History :... , the mythological bronze automaton that kept ships away from Crete Crete Crete is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, and one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It forms a significant part of the economy and cultural heritage of Greece while retaining its own local cultural traits... , or Talos Talos (inventor) Talos, is probably Perdix and nephew of Daedalus, invented the saw after seeing a fish's jawbone. Daedalus was so jealous of the invention that he tried to murder him, but Athena intervened and turned Talos/Peridix into a partridge to save his life... , nephew of Daedalus Daedalus In Greek mythology, Daedalus was a skillful craftsman and artisan.-Family:... , who tried to murder him because he was jealous of his inventiveness* |
5787 - | - | |
5788 - | 1992 NJ | - |
5789 Sellin 5789 Sellin 5789 Sellin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
4018 P-L | * |
5790 Nagasaki 5790 Nagasaki 5790 Nagasaki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 17, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
9540 P-L | Nagasaki, Japan |
5791 Comello 5791 Comello 5791 Comello is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.Named after Georg Comello, Dutch amateur astronomer.- External links :*... |
4053 T-2 | Georg Comello, Dutch amateur astronomer † |
5792 Unstrut 5792 Unstrut 5792 Unstrut is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 18, 1964 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
1964 BF | * |
5793 Ringuelet 5793 Ringuelet 5793 Ringuelet is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1578.5727343 days . The asteroid was discovered on October 5, 1975.... |
Adela Ringuelet, Argentine astronomer, co-founder of the Asociación Argentina de Astronomía (Argentinian Astronomical Association) | |
5794 Irmina 5794 Irmina 5794 Irmina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1976 by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5795 Roshchina 5795 Roshchina 5795 Roshchina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1978 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5796 - | - | |
5797 Bivoj 5797 Bivoj 5797 Bivoj is an Amor asteroid discovered on January 13, 1980 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
1980 AA | Bivoj, mythological Bohemian hero † |
5798 Burnett 5798 Burnett 5798 Burnett is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1980 by S. J. Bus at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Donald Burnett, American cosmochemist, lead investigator for the Genesis mission † | |
5799 Brewington 5799 Brewington 5799 Brewington is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 9, 1980 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Howard Brewington, American amateur astronomer* | |
5800 Pollock 5800 Pollock 5800 Pollock is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1982 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
Jackson Pollock Jackson Pollock Paul Jackson Pollock , known as Jackson Pollock, was an influential American painter and a major figure in the abstract expressionist movement. During his lifetime, Pollock enjoyed considerable fame and notoriety. He was regarded as a mostly reclusive artist. He had a volatile personality, and... , American artist † |
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5801 Vasarely 5801 Vasarely 5801 Vasarely is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 26, 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
1984 BK | Victor Vasarely Victor Vasarely Victor Vasarely was a Hungarian French artist whose work is generally seen aligned with Op-art.His work entitled Zebra, created by Vasarely in the 1930s, is considered by some to be one of the earliest examples of Op-art... (Vásárhelyi Gyõzõ), Hungarian-born French artist † ‡ + |
5802 - | - | |
5803 Ötzi 5803 Ötzi 5803 Ötzi is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1568.1815271 days . The asteroid was discovered on July 21, 1984.... |
1984 OA | Ötzi Ötzi the Iceman Ötzi the Iceman , Similaun Man, and Man from Hauslabjoch are modern names for a well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived about 5,300 years ago. The mummy was found in September 1991 in the Ötztal Alps, near Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. The nickname comes from the... , the mummified 'iceman' † |
5804 Bambinidipraga 5804 Bambinidipraga 5804 Bambinidipraga is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 9, 1985 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
Bambini di Praga, Czech children's choir † | |
5805 Glasgow 5805 Glasgow 5805 Glasgow is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 18, 1985 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
1985 YH | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , UK and The Astronomical Society of Glasgow † |
5806 Archieroy 5806 Archieroy 5806 Archieroy is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1986 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.- External links :* - References :... |
Archie Roy Archie Roy - Career :Professor Archie Edminston Roy , was educated at Hillhead High School and the University of Glasgow. He is married to Frances with three sons; Dr. Archie W N Roy, Ian Roy and David Roy.... (Archibald Edmiston Roy), astronomer, Professor Emeritus of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow University of Glasgow The University of Glasgow is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and one of Scotland's four ancient universities. Located in Glasgow, the university was founded in 1451 and is presently one of seventeen British higher education institutions ranked amongst the top 100 of the... , Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Royal Society of Edinburgh The Royal Society of Edinburgh is Scotland's national academy of science and letters. It is a registered charity, operating on a wholly independent and non-party-political basis and providing public benefit throughout Scotland... , The Royal Astronomical Society Royal Astronomical Society The Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research . It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV... † |
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5807 Mshatka 5807 Mshatka 5807 Mshatka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1986 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Country estate of Nikolaj Yakovlevich Danilevskij, Russian thinker [MPC 34622] | |
5808 Babel' 5808 Babel' 5808 Babel is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 27, 1987 by Karachkina, L. G. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
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5809 Kulibin 5809 Kulibin 5809 Kulibin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 4, 1987 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj. It is named in honor of Russian engineer Ivan Kulibin.- External links :*... |
Ivan Petrovich Kulibin, Russian engineer [MPC 34622] | |
5810 - | 1988 EN | - |
5811 Keck 5811 Keck 5811 Keck is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1988 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1988 KC | The Keck telescopes Keck telescopes The W. M. Keck Observatory is a two-telescope astronomical observatory at an elevation of near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawai'i. The primary mirrors of each of the two telescopes are in diameter, making them the second largest optical telescopes in the world, slightly behind the Gran Telescopio... |
5812 Jayewinkler 5812 Jayewinkler 5812 Jayewinkler is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 11, 1988 by A. J. Noymer at Siding Spring.- External links :... |
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5813 - | 1988 VL | - |
5814 - | - | |
5815 Shinsengumi 5815 Shinsengumi 5815 Shinsengumi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 3, 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1989 AH | The Shinsengumi Shinsengumi The were a special police force of the late shogunate period.-Historical background:After Japan opened up to the West following U.S. Commodore Matthew Perry's visits in 1853, its political situation gradually became more and more chaotic... , Japanese group of samurai warriors † ‡ |
5816 Potsdam 5816 Potsdam 5816 Potsdam is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1989 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
Potsdam Observatory* | |
5817 Robertfrazer 5817 Robertfrazer 5817 Robertfrazer is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on September 5, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1989 RZ | * |
5818 - | - | |
5819 Lauretta 5819 Lauretta Lauretta is an asteroid. It was discovered on October 29, 1989 by Schelte J. Bus at Cerro Tololo. It was named after Dr. Dante Lauretta.-External links:*... |
Dante Lauretta Dante Lauretta Dante Lauretta is an Associate Professor of Planetary Science and Cosmochemistry at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He received a B.S. in Physics and Mathematics from the University of Arizona in 1993 and a Ph.D. in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Washington... , American cosmochemist and meteoriticist at the University of Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885... † |
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5820 Babelsberg 5820 Babelsberg 5820 Babelsberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1989 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
Babelsberg Observatory* | |
5821 - | 1989 VV | - |
5822 Masakichi 5822 Masakichi 5822 Masakichi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 21, 1989 by T. Hioki and S. Hayakawa at Okutama.- External links :*... |
1989 WL | Masakichi Hioki, father of one of discover |
5823 Oryo 5823 Oryo 5823 Oryo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1989 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1989 YH | Oryo Narasaki, wife of Japanese samurai hero Ryoma Sakamoto † ‡ |
5824 Inagaki 5824 Inagaki 5824 Inagaki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 24, 1989 by Seki, T. at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1989 YM | Minoru Inagaki, Japanese classical guitarist † ‡ |
5825 Rakuyou 5825 Rakuyou 5825 Rakuyou is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 21, 1990 by A. Sugie at Dynic Astronomical Observatory.- External links :*... |
Rakuyō Industrial Highschool, Kyoto, Japan | |
5826 - | 1990 DB | - |
5827 Letunov 5827 Letunov 5827 Letunov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1990 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*... |
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5828 - | 1991 AM | - |
5829 Ishidagoro 5829 Ishidagoro 5829 Ishidagoro is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1991 by S. Otomo and Muramatsu at Kiyosato.- External links :*... |
Gorō Ishida, Japanese astronomer | |
5830 Simohiro 5830 Simohiro 5830 Simohiro is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1991 by T. Niijima and T. Urata at Ojima.- External links :*... |
1991 EG | Hirofumi or Hiroshi Shimoda, Japanese amateur astronomer |
5831 Dizzy 5831 Dizzy 5831 Dizzy is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 4, 1991 by S. Ueda and H. Kaneda at Kushiro.- External links :*... |
1991 JG | John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie, American trumpeter, co-inventor of bebop Bebop Bebop differed drastically from the straightforward compositions of the swing era, and was instead characterized by fast tempos, asymmetrical phrasing, intricate melodies, and rhythm sections that expanded on their role as tempo-keepers... |
5832 Martaprincipe 5832 Martaprincipe 5832 Martaprincipe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 15, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
* | |
5833 Peterson 5833 Peterson 5833 Peterson is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1991 PQ | * |
5834 - | - | |
5835 Mainfranken 5835 Mainfranken 5835 Mainfranken is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1992 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
* | |
5836 - | 1993 MF | * |
5837 Hedin 5837 Hedin 5837 Hedin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2548 P-L | Sven Anders Hedin, Swedish geographer and explorer †* |
5838 Hamsun 5838 Hamsun 5838 Hamsun is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2170 T-2 | Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun Knut Hamsun was a Norwegian author, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1920. He was praised by King Haakon VII of Norway as Norway's soul.... , Norwegian author, winner of the 1920 Nobel Prize for literature |
5839 GOI 5839 GOI 5839 GOI is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1974 by N. S. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*... |
S. I. Vavilov State Optical Institute (GOI) (Russian Государственный Оптический Институт (ГОИ) имени С. И. Вавилова), Russian producer of large and high-quality lenses and optical equipment for space applications* | |
5840 Raybrown 5840 Raybrown - External links :*... |
1978 ON | Raymond Matthews ("Ray") Brown, American jazz bassist, who played in Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie was an American jazz trumpet player, bandleader, singer, and composer dubbed "the sound of surprise".Together with Charlie Parker, he was a major figure in the development of bebop and modern jazz... 's band and later with the Oscar Peterson Trio, husband and musical director of Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist... |
5841 Stone 5841 Stone 5841 Stone is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on September 19, 1982 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1982 ST | Prof. Ed Stone is the former Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (1991-2001) and the project scientist for the Voyager Mission at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory since 1972. |
5842 - | - | |
5843 - | 1986 UG | - |
5844 - | 1986 UQ | - |
5845 - | 1988 QP | - |
5846 Hessen 5846 Hessen 5846 Hessen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 11, 1989 by Freimut Börngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
* | |
5847 Wakiya 5847 Wakiya 5847 Wakiya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 18, 1989 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1989 YB | Nanayo Wakiya, member of Japan Planetarium Laboratory |
5848 Harutoriko 5848 Harutoriko 5848 Harutoriko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 30, 1990 by Matsuyama and Watanabe at Kushiro.- External links :*... |
Lake Harutori, Hokkaidō, Japan | |
5849 - | - | |
5850 Masaharu 5850 Masaharu 5850 Masaharu is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 8, 1990 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1990 XM | Masaharu Suzuki, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. |
5851 - | - | |
5852 Nanette 5852 Nanette 5852 Nanette is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 19, 1991 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1991 HO | * |
5853 - | 1992 QG | - |
5854 - | 1992 UP | - |
5855 Yukitsuna 5855 Yukitsuna 5855 Yukitsuna is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 26, 1992 by Natori and Urata at Yakiimo.- External links :*... |
Tada Yukitsuna, early samurai | |
5856 - | - | |
5857 Neglinka 5857 Neglinka 5857 Neglinka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1975 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5858 Borovitskia 5858 Borovitskia 5858 Borovitskia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1978 by Chernykh, L. I. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5859 Ostozhenka 5859 Ostozhenka 5859 Ostozhenka is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5860 - | - | |
5861 Glynjones 5861 Glynjones 5861 Glynjones is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1982 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
1982 RW | Kenneth Glyn Jones, British astronomer and historian †* |
5862 Sakanoue 5862 Sakanoue 5862 Sakanoue is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 13, 1983 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1983 AB | Tsutomu Sakanoue, Japanese astronomer and meteorologist † |
5863 Tara 5863 Tara 5863 Tara is an Amor asteroid discovered on September 7, 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1983 RB | * |
5864 Montgolfier 5864 Montgolfier 5864 Montgolfier is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1983 by N. G. Thomas at Flagstaff.-External links:*... |
The Montgolfier brothers Montgolfier brothers Joseph-Michel Montgolfier and Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier were the inventors of the montgolfière-style hot air balloon, globe aérostatique. The brothers succeeded in launching the first manned ascent, carrying Étienne into the sky... , French aeronauts |
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5865 Qualytemocrina 5865 Qualytemocrina 5865 Qualytemocrina is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 31, 1984 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
1984 QQ | Scrambled letters of International Comet Quarterly, an astronomical journal † |
5866 Sachsen 5866 Sachsen 5866 Sachsen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 13, 1988 by F. Borngen at Tautenburg.- External links :*... |
* | |
5867 - | 1988 RE | - |
5868 Ohta 5868 Ohta 5868 Ohta is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 13, 1988 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1988 TQ | Kentarō Ohta, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. |
5869 Tanith 5869 Tanith 5869 Tanith is an Amor asteroid discovered on November 4, 1988 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
* | |
5870 Baltimore 5870 Baltimore 5870 Baltimore is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on February 11, 1989 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Baltimore, Maryland, USA | |
5871 Bobbell 5871 Bobbell 5871 Bobbell is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1989, by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
* | |
5872 Sugano 5872 Sugano 5872 Sugano is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1989 by T. Nomura and K. Kawanishi at Minami-Oda.... |
1989 SL | Matsuo Sugano Matsuo Sugano is a Japanese astronomer.He has discovered a number of asteroids, including 5881 Akashi , 6559 Nomura , and 8892 Kakogawa . He was also a co-discoverer of Comet Sugano-Saigusa-Fujikawa .... , Japanese amateur astronomer |
5873 Archilochos 5873 Archilochos 5873 Archilochos is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 26, 1989 by Eric Walter Elst at La Silla.- External links :*... |
Archilochos, Ancient Greek poet † | |
5874 - | 1989 XB | - |
5875 Kuga 5875 Kuga 5875 Kuga is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 5, 1989 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1989 XO | Naoto or Naohito (or Tadahito) Kuga, member of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. |
5876 - | - | |
5877 - | 1990 FP | - |
5878 Charlene 5878 Charlene 5878 Charlene is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 14, 1991 by Helin, E. F. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Charlene Anderson, Associate Director of the Planetary Society Planetary Society The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy... † |
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5879 Almeria 5879 Almeria 5879 Almeria is an Amor asteroid discovered on February 8, 1992 by K. Birkle and U. Hopp at the Calar Alto Observatory.- External links :... |
* | |
5880 - | 1992 MA | - |
5881 Akashi 5881 Akashi 5881 Akashi is a main belt asteroid discovered on September 27, 1992 by M. Sugano and T. Nomura at Minami-Oda.- External links :*... |
Akashi, Hyōgo Akashi, Hyogo is a city located in southern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, on the Seto Inland Sea west of Kobe.As of April 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 290,776, with 117,392 households, and a population density of 5,907.68 persons per km²... , Japan |
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5882 - | - | |
5883 - | - | |
5884 Dolezal 5884 Dolezal 5884 Dolezal is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
6045 P-L | Erich Dolezal, Austrian writer and popularizer of astronomy and space science, co-founder of the Austrian Society for Space Research † |
5885 Apeldoorn 5885 Apeldoorn 5885 Apeldoorn is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 30, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
3137 T-2 | Berend Caspar Jan ("Ben") Apeldoorn, Dutch amateur astronomer and science publicist, on the occasion of his 50th birthday † ‡ |
5886 Rutger | 1975 LR | Lyle Lee Rutger, American leader of the Nuclear Launch Approval office of the Department of Energy United States Department of Energy The United States Department of Energy is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government concerned with the United States' policies regarding energy and safety in handling nuclear material... for NASA's New Horizons New Horizons New Horizons is a NASA robotic spacecraft mission currently en route to the dwarf planet Pluto. It is expected to be the first spacecraft to fly by and study Pluto and its moons, Charon, Nix, Hydra and S/2011 P 1. Its estimated arrival date at the Pluto-Charon system is July 14th, 2015... Pluto-Kuiper Belt mission |
5887 Yauza 5887 Yauza 5887 Yauza is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5888 - | * | |
5889 Mickiewicz 5889 Mickiewicz 5889 Mickiewicz is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 31, 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj. It is named after Adam Mickiewicz, polish poet.- External links :*... |
Adam Mickiewicz Adam Mickiewicz Adam Bernard Mickiewicz ) was a Polish poet, publisher and political writer of the Romantic period. One of the primary representatives of the Polish Romanticism era, a national poet of Poland, he is seen as one of Poland's Three Bards and the greatest poet in all of Polish literature... , poet and playwright |
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5890 Carlsberg 5890 Carlsberg 5890 Carlsberg is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 19, 1979 by Richard Martin West at La Silla Observatory.- External links :... |
1979 KG | * |
5891 Gehrig 5891 Gehrig 5891 Gehrig is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 22, 1981 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
1981 SM | Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig Henry Louis "Lou" Gehrig , nicknamed "The Iron Horse" for his durability, was an American Major League Baseball first baseman. He played his entire 17-year baseball career for the New York Yankees . Gehrig set several major league records. He holds the record for most career grand slams... , American baseball player † |
5892 Milesdavis 5892 Milesdavis - External links :*... |
Miles Dewey Davis III, American jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer | |
5893 Coltrane 5893 Coltrane 5893 Coltrane is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 15 March 1982 by Z. Vavrova at Klet, Czech Republic.- External links :*... |
1982 EF | John William Coltrane, American jazz saxophonist and composer ‡ |
5894 Telč 5894 Telc 5894 Telč is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1182.7363466 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 14, 1982.... |
Telč Telc Telč is a town in southern Moravia, near Jihlava, in the Czech Republic. The town was founded in 13th century as a royal water fort on the crossroads of busy merchant routes between Bohemia, Moravia and Austria.... , Czech Republic † |
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5895 - | - | |
5896 Narrenschiff 5896 Narrenschiff 5896 Narrenschiff is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 12, 1982 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Named on the occasion of the quincentenary of the publication of the Narrenschiff, immortal satiric poem by Sebastian Brant Sebastian Brant Sebastian Brant was an Alsatian humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff .-Biography:... , German writer and humanist † |
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5897 Novotná 5897 Novotná 5897 Novotná is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1512.9815710 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 29, 1984.-References:... |
Jarmila Novotná-Daubková, Czech opera singer † | |
5898 - | 1985 KE | - |
5899 Jedicke 5899 Jedicke 5899 Jedicke is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on January 9, 1986 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1986 AH | The Jedicke family (Robert, Peter, and June), Canadian astronomers † ‡ |
5900 Jensen 5900 Jensen 5900 Jensen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 3, 1986 by P. Jensen at Brorfelde.- External links :*... |
1986 TL | Poul Jensen Poul Jensen (astronomer) Poul Jensen is a Danish astronomer.While working at Brorfelde Observatory he discovered numerous asteroids. Between 1967–69 he assisted in positional observations with the observatory's 7" transit circle. He is also a co-discoverer of theComet Jensen-Shoemaker . As of 2004 he isstill... , Danish astronomer |
5901–6000 | ||
5901 - | - | |
5902 Talima 5902 Talima 5902 Talima is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 27, 1987 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Tatiana Alimovna Damir, friend of the discoverer, daughter of Alim Matveevich Damir (5717) and wife of Sergej Petrovich Kapitsa (5094) † | |
5903 - | - | |
5904 Württemberg 5904 Württemberg 5904 Württemberg is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1747.5573759 days . The asteroid was discovered on January 10, 1989.... |
Württemberg Württemberg Württemberg , formerly known as Wirtemberg or Wurtemberg, is an area and a former state in southwestern Germany, including parts of the regions Swabia and Franconia.... , Germany |
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5905 Johnson 5905 Johnson 5905 Johnson is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on February 11, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
* | |
5906 - | - | |
5907 - | - | |
5908 Aichi 5908 Aichi 5908 Aichi is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1989 by Y. Mizuno and T. Furuta at Kani.- External links :*... |
1989 UF | Aichi Prefecture Aichi Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Chūbu region. The region of Aichi is also known as the Tōkai region. The capital is Nagoya. It is the focus of the Chūkyō Metropolitan Area.- History :... , Japan |
5909 Nagoya 5909 Nagoya 5909 Nagoya is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 23, 1989 by Y. Mizuno and T. Furuta at Kani.- External links :*... |
1989 UT | Nagoya, Aichi, Japan |
5910 Zátopek 5910 Zátopek 5910 Zátopek is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1257.4626479 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 29, 1989.... |
Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek Emil Zátopek was a Czech long-distance runner best known for winning three gold medals at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. He won gold in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres runs, but his final medal came when he decided at the last minute to compete in the first marathon of his life... , Czech Olympic long distance runner † |
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5911 - | - | |
5912 Oyatoshiyuki 5912 Oyatoshiyuki 5912 Oyatoshiyuki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 20, 1989 by T. Niijima and T. Urata at Ojima.- External links :*... |
1989 YR | Toshiyuki Oya, Japanese amateur astronomer |
5913 - | 1990 BU | - |
5914 Kathywhaler 5914 Kathywhaler 5914 Kathywhaler is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 2438.5257811 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 20, 1990.... |
1990 WK | Kathryn Anne Whaler, Scottish professor of geophysics, Royal Astronomical Society Royal Astronomical Society The Royal Astronomical Society is a learned society that began as the Astronomical Society of London in 1820 to support astronomical research . It became the Royal Astronomical Society in 1831 on receiving its Royal Charter from William IV... president 2004–2006 |
5915 Yoshihiro 5915 Yoshihiro 5915 Yoshihiro is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1991 EU | Yoshihiro Yamada, Japanese astronomy educator † |
5916 van der Woude 5916 van der Woude 5916 van der Woude is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 8, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Jurrie van der Woude, Dutch-born former Public Affairs Officer and Image Coordinator at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... † |
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5917 - | 1991 NG | - |
5918 - | - | |
5919 Patrickmartin 5919 Patrickmartin 5919 Patrickmartin is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
* | |
5920 - | - | |
5921 - | 1992 UL | - |
5922 Shouichi 5922 Shouichi 5922 Shouichi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1992 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.- External links :*... |
1992 UV | Shouichi Satō, Japanese electric engineer. |
5923 Liedeke 5923 Liedeke 5923 Liedeke is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 26, 1992 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak.- External links :*... |
* | |
5924 Teruo 5924 Teruo 5924 Teruo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 7, 1994 by T. Kobayashi at Oizumi.- External links :*... |
Teruo Saegusa, Japanese mountain climber | |
5925 - | - | |
5926 Schönfeld 5926 Schönfeld 5926 Schönfeld is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1317.2198801 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 4, 1929.-References:... |
1929 PB | Eduard Schönfeld Eduard Schönfeld Eduard Schönfeld was a German astronomer.-Education:Schönfeld was born at Hildburghausen, in the Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, where he had a distinguished career at the gymnasium. On leaving the gymnasium, he desired to devote himself to astronomy, but abandoned the idea in deference to his father's... , German astronomer* |
5927 - | 1938 HA | - |
5928 Pindarus 5928 Pindarus 5928 Pindarus is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on September 19, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
Pindar Pindar Pindar , was an Ancient Greek lyric poet. Of the canonical nine lyric poets of ancient Greece, his work is the best preserved. Quintilian described him as "by far the greatest of the nine lyric poets, in virtue of his inspired magnificence, the beauty of his thoughts and figures, the rich... , Ancient Greek poet* |
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5929 Manzano 5929 Manzano 5929 Manzano is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1321.8411970 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 14, 1974.... |
1974 XT | José Roberto Manzano, Argentine astronomer and physicist |
5930 Zhiganov 5930 Zhiganov 5930 Zhiganov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 2, 1975 by T. M. Smirnova at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5931 Zhvanetskij 5931 Zhvanetskij 5931 Zhvanetskij is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5932 Prutkov 5932 Prutkov 5932 Prutkov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*- References :... |
* | |
5933 Kemurdzhian 5933 Kemurdzhian 5933 Kemurdzhian is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 26, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
1976 QN | Alexander Kemurdzhian Alexander Kemurdzhian Alexander Leonovich Kemurdzhian was a pioneering scientist, from Armenian origin, in the space flight program of the Soviet Union... (1921-2003), Soviet designer of Lunokhod moon rover |
5934 Mats 5934 Mats 5934 Mats is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 20, 1976 by Lagerkvist and Rickman at Kvistaberg.- External links :*... |
1976 SJ | Mats Lindgren Mats Lindgren Mats Lindgren is a former Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the first round of the 1993 NHL Entry Draft, 15th overall, by the Winnipeg Jets, although he never had the opportunity to play for them.Despite versatility and a good on-ice work ethic, Lindgren never lived up... , Swedish astronomer † |
5935 Ostankino 5935 Ostankino 5935 Ostankino is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 13, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
The Ostankino Tower Ostankino Tower Ostankino Tower is a free-standing television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia. Standing tall, Ostankino was designed by Nikolai Nikitin. It is a member of the World Federation of Great Towers, currently the tallest in Europe and 4th tallest in the world. The tower was the first free-standing... in Moscow Moscow Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent... * |
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5936 Khadzhinov 5936 Khadzhinov 5936 Khadzhinov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 29, 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
* | |
5937 Lodén 5937 Lodén 5937 Lodén is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1240.7566217 days . The asteroid was discovered on December 11, 1979.The asteroid is named after Kerstin Lodén and Lars Olof Lodén.... |
1979 XQ | Kerstin and Lars Olof Lodén, Swedish astronomers † |
5938 Keller 5938 Keller 5938 Keller is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 16, 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist at La Silla.- External links :*... |
Horst Uwe Keller, German physicist † | |
5939 Toshimayeda 5939 Toshimayeda 5939 Toshimayeda is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
Toshiko Mayeda, Japanese meteoriticist † | |
5940 Feliksobolev 5940 Feliksobolev 5940 Feliksobolev is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 8, 1981 by Chernykh, L. I. at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Feliks Mikhailovich Sobolev, Ukrainian producer [MPC 34622] | |
5941 Valencia 5941 Valencia 5941 Valencia is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 20, 1982 by Lyudmila Karachkina at Nauchnyj. It is named after the city of Valencia, Spain.- External links :*... |
Valencia, Spain † | |
5942 Denzilrobert 5942 Denzilrobert 5942 Denzilrobert is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 10, 1983 by B. E. Behymer and M. S. Marley at Palomar.- External links :*... |
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5943 Lovi 5943 Lovi 5943 Lovi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 1, 1984 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of Flagstaff. It is named in honor of the deceased Hungarian-American astronomer George Lovi , a columnist for Sky & Telescope magazine who prepared their star charts 1968 to 1992, and did the... |
1984 EG | George Lovi, Hungarian-born writer on astronomy and author* |
5944 Utesov 5944 Utesov 5944 Utesov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 2, 1984 by L. G. Karachkina at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Leonid Osipovich Utesov, Russian singer, musician, actor, founder and artistic leader of the first Russian theatricalized jazz band (on the occasion of the one-hundredth anniversary his birth) † | |
5945 Roachapproach 5945 Roachapproach 5945 Roachapproach is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 28, 1984 by B. A. Skiff at the Anderson Mesa Station of Lowell Observatory.- External links :... |
Steve Roach, American musician and composer of 'space music' † | |
5946 Hrozný 5946 Hrozný 5946 Hrozný is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1308.2206332 days .The asteroid was discovered on October 28, 1984.... |
Bedřich Hrozný Bedrich Hrozný Bedřich Hrozný was a Czech orientalist and linguist. He deciphered the ancient Hittite language, identified it as an Indo-European language and laid the groundwork for the development of Hittitology. Though of Czech origin, he published his work in German or French.Hrozný was born in Lysá nad... , Czech archeologist, orientalist and linguist, decipherer of Hittite † |
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5947 Bonnie 5947 Bonnie 5947 Bonnie is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 21, 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1985 FD | * |
5948 Longo 5948 Longo 5948 Longo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 15, 1985 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory.- External links :*... |
1985 JL | Giuseppe Longo, Italian astronomer † |
5949 - | * | |
5950 Leukippos 5950 Leukippos 5950 Leukippos is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 9, 1986 by Elst and Ivanova at Rozhen.- External links :*... |
Leucippus Leucippus Leucippus or Leukippos was one of the earliest Greeks to develop the theory of atomism — the idea that everything is composed entirely of various imperishable, indivisible elements called atoms — which was elaborated in greater detail by his pupil and successor, Democritus... , Ancient Greek philosopher † |
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5951 Alicemonet 5951 Alicemonet 5951 Alicemonet is a main belt asteroid discovered on October 7, 1986 by Edward L. G. Bowell at Flagstaff. It was named after Alice Kay Monet , an American astronomer.-External links:*... |
Alice Kay Monet (Alice Kay Babcock), American astronomer, wife of David Monet* | |
5952 Davemonet 5952 Davemonet 5952 Davemonet is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 4, 1987 by Bowell, E. at Flagstaff.-External links:*... |
1987 EV | David Gilbert Monet, American astronomer, husband of Alice Monet* |
5953 Shelton 5953 Shelton 5953 Shelton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 25, 1987 by husband and wife teams Carolyn and Gene Shoemaker at Palomar. It was named after Canadian astronomer Ian Shelton, discoverer of SN 1987A, the first supernova event observed since the invention of the telescope.- External links :*... |
1987 HS | Ian Shelton Ian Shelton Ian Keith Shelton is a Canadian astronomer famous for discovering SN 1987A, the first modern supernova close and bright enough to be visible to the naked eye.He received his B.Sc... , Canadian astronomer † |
5954 Epikouros 5954 Epikouros 5954 Epikouros is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 19, 1987 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla.- External links :*... |
Epicurus Epicurus Epicurus was an ancient Greek philosopher and the founder of the school of philosophy called Epicureanism.Only a few fragments and letters remain of Epicurus's 300 written works... , Ancient Greek philosopher † ‡ |
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5955 Khromchenko 5955 Khromchenko 5955 Khromchenko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 2, 1987 by L. I. Chernykh at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.- External links :*... |
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5956 d'Alembert 5956 d'Alembert 5956 d'Alembert is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1988 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla.- External links :*... |
Jean Le Rond d'Alembert Jean le Rond d'Alembert Jean-Baptiste le Rond d'Alembert was a French mathematician, mechanician, physicist, philosopher, and music theorist. He was also co-editor with Denis Diderot of the Encyclopédie... , French philosopher and mathematician † |
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5957 Irina 5957 Irina 5957 Irina is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on May 11, 1988 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1988 JN | * |
5958 Barrande 5958 Barrande 5958 Barrande is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 29, 1989 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
Joachim Barrande Joachim Barrande Joachim Barrande was a French geologist and palaeontologist.Barrande was born at Saugues, Haute Loire, and educated in the École Polytechnique at Paris... , French palaeontologist † |
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5959 Shaklan 5959 Shaklan 5959 Shaklan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 2, 1989 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
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5960 Wakkanai 5960 Wakkanai 5960 Wakkanai is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 21, 1989 by M. Mukai and Takeishi at Kagoshima.- External links :*... |
1989 US | Wakkanai, Hokkaidō Wakkanai, Hokkaido is a city located in Sōya, Hokkaidō. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture and the northernmost city in Japan. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Soya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen.... , Japan |
5961 - | - | |
5962 Shikokutenkyo 5962 Shikokutenkyo 5962 Shikokutenkyo is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 18, 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1990 HK | Shikoku Ten-mon Kyōkai, Japanese name for the Astronomical Society of Shikoku Island † |
5963 - | - | |
5964 - | - | |
5965 - | - | |
5966 Tomeko 5966 Tomeko 5966 Tomeko is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 15, 1990 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
Tomeko Goto, wife of Seizo Goto, Japanese former president of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. † | |
5967 Edithlevy 5967 Edithlevy 5967 Edithlevy is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on February 9, 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S. at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Edith Pailet Levy, American-Canadian geneticist, and mother of the second discoverer † | |
5968 Trauger 5968 Trauger 5968 Trauger is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1991 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1991 FC | John Trauger, American physicist, Senior Research Scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory Jet Propulsion Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center located in the San Gabriel Valley area of Los Angeles County, California, United States. The facility is headquartered in the city of Pasadena on the border of La Cañada Flintridge and Pasadena... * |
5969 Ryuichiro 5969 Ryuichiro 5969 Ryuichiro is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 17, 1991 by T. Seki at Geisei.- External links :*... |
1991 FT | Ryuichiro Goto, Japanese current president of Goto Optical Mfg. Co. † |
5970 Ohdohrikouen 5970 Ohdohrikouen 5970 Ohdohrikouen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1991 by K. Watanabe at Sapporo.- External links :*... |
Ohdohri Park Odori Park is a park located in the heart of Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan. Odori means "large street" in Japanese. It stretches east to west through Nishi 1 chōme, Ōdōri to Nishi 12 chōme, Ōdōri , and divides the city into north and south sections. Odori Park spans about 1.5 km and covers 78,901 m²... , Sapporo, Japan |
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5971 Tickell 5971 Tickell 5971 Tickell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 12, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Crispin Tickell Crispin Tickell Sir Crispin Tickell, GCMG, KCVO, MA , DSc , FRSGS , FRIBA , FZS, FRI , FCIWEM is a British diplomat, environmentalist, and academic.-Background:... , British diplomat, who chaired the board of the Climate Institute of Washington (1990-2002) and the Government Panel on Sustainable Development (1994-2000), and who also served on the UK government's Task Force on Near-Earth Objects |
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5972 Harryatkinson 5972 Harryatkinson 5972 Harryatkinson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1991 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*... |
Harry Atkinson Harry Atkinson Henry Albert "Harry" Atkinson served as the tenth Premier of New Zealand on four separate occasions in the late 19th century, and was Colonial Treasurer for a total of ten years... , New Zealand-born British physicist, head of astronomy and space for the Science Research Council (1972-1978), chair of the European Space Agency Council (1984-1987), and chair of the UK Task Force on Near-Earth Objects in 2000 |
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5973 Takimoto 5973 Takimoto 5973 Takimoto is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 17, 1991 by S. Otomo at Kiyosato.- External links :*... |
1991 QC | Daisuke Takimoto, Japanese activist in the nuclear-power phase-out movement |
5974 - | - | |
5975 Otakemayumi 5975 Otakemayumi 5975 Otakemayumi is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 21, 1992 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1992 SG | Mayumi Ōtake, music composer of Japanese planetarium |
5976 Kalatajean 5976 Kalatajean 5976 Kalatajean is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 25, 1992 by Oak Ridge Obs. at Harvard.- External links :*... |
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5977 - | - | |
5978 Kaminokuni 5978 Kaminokuni 5978 Kaminokuni is a main-belt asteroid discovered on November 16, 1992 by Endate and Watanabe at Kitami.- External links :*... |
1992 WT | Kaminokuni, Hokkaidō Kaminokuni, Hokkaido is a town located in Hiyama District, Hiyama, Hokkaidō, Japan.In 2008, the town had an estimated population of 6,379 and a density of 12.25 per km²... , Japan |
5979 - | 1992 XF | - |
5980 - | - | |
5981 Kresilas 5981 Kresilas 5981 Kresilas is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2140 P-L | Kresilas Kresilas Kresilas was a Greek sculptor from Kydonia. He lived in the 5th century BC. He worked in Athens at the time of the Peloponnesian war, as a follower of the idealistic portraiture of Myron.-Pericles statue:... , Ancient Greek sculptor |
5982 Polykletus 5982 Polykletus 5982 Polykletus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 13, 1971 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.... |
4862 T-1 | Polykleitos, the Elder Polykleitos Polykleitos ; called the Elder, was a Greek sculptor in bronze of the fifth and the early 4th century BCE... and Polykleitos the Younger Polykleitos the Younger Polykleitos the Younger was an ancient Greek sculptor of athletes. His greatest achievements, however, were as an architect. A renowned sculptor, Polykleitos the Younger was architect of the Theatre and Tholos at Epidaurus. Started around 360 BC, the Tholos exhibited elaborate detailing,... , Ancient Greek sculptors* |
5983 Praxiteles 5983 Praxiteles 5983 Praxiteles is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1973 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
2285 T-2 | Praxiteles Praxiteles Praxiteles of Athens, the son of Cephisodotus the Elder, was the most renowned of the Attic sculptors of the 4th century BC. He was the first to sculpt the nude female form in a life-size statue... , Ancient Greek sculptor |
5984 Lysippus 5984 Lysippus 5984 Lysippus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 16, 1977 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.- External links :*... |
4045 T-3 | Lysippos Lysippos Lysippos was a Greek sculptor of the 4th century BC. Together with Scopas and Praxiteles, he is considered one of the three greatest sculptors of the Classical Greek era, bringing transition into the Hellenistic period. Problems confront the study of Lysippos because of the difficulty of... , Ancient Greek sculptor |
5985 - | 1942 RJ | - |
5986 Xenophon 5986 Xenophon 5986 Xenophon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 2, 1969 by P. Wild at Zimmerwald.- External links :*... |
1969 TA | Xenophon Xenophon Xenophon , son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates... , Ancient Greek historian |
5987 Liviogratton 5987 Liviogratton 5987 Liviogratton is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1385.5396995 days . The asteroid was discovered on June 6, 1975.... |
1975 LQ | Livio Gratton, Italo-Argentine astrophysicist |
5988 Gorodnitskij 5988 Gorodnitskij 5988 Gorodnitskij is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 1976 by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Aleksandr Moiseevich Gorodnitskij, Soviet geophysicist and mineralogist, poet and songwriter [MPC 34622] | |
5989 Sorin 5989 Sorin 5989 Sorin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 26, 1976 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Sergej Ivanovich Sorin, Soviet astronomer [MPC 34622] | |
5990 Panticapaeon 5990 Panticapaeon 5990 Panticapaeon is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 9, 1977 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.... |
1977 EO | Panticapæon or Panticapaeum, ancient Greek colony, now Kerch Kerch Kerch is a city on the Kerch Peninsula of eastern Crimea, an important industrial, transport and tourist centre of Ukraine. Kerch, founded 2600 years ago, is considered as one of the most ancient cities in Ukraine.-Ancient times:... , Ukrainian seaport at the eastern extremity of the Crimea Crimea Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name... n peninsula [MPC 34622] |
5991 Ivavladis 5991 Ivavladis 5991 Ivavladis is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 25, 1979 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Ivanov, Russian engineer [MPC 34622] | |
5992 Nittler 5992 Nittler 5992 Nittler is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 28, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
1981 DZ | Larry Nittler, American meteoriticist † |
5993 Tammydickinson 5993 Tammydickinson 5993 Tammydickinson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 2, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring Observatory in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey.- External links :*... |
Tamara Dickinson, American meteoriticist † | |
5994 Yakubovich 5994 Yakubovich 5994 Yakubovich is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1981 by L. V. Zhuravleva at Nauchnyj.- External links :*... |
Leonid Arkad'evich Yakubovich, Russian writer [MPC 34622] | |
5995 Saint-Aignan 5995 Saint-Aignan -General:The asteroid 5995 Saint-Aignan is a main belt asteroid discovered by Ted Bowell and named for Charles de Saint-Aignan.-Orbital diagram:This orbital diagram is courtesy of the -See also:* Asteroid beltCategory:Asteroid groups and families... |
1982 DK | Charles P. de Saint-Aignan Charles P. de Saint-Aignan Charles P. de Saint-Aignan is an American software engineer who currently works for IBM on the LotusLive project. He graduated from St. Paul's School , in 1995, followed by Brown University , in 1999.In 1994, Charles worked for Ted Bowell at Lowell Observatory, where he discovered a number of... , American astronomer* |
5996 Julioangel 5996 Julioangel 5996 Julioangel is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 11, 1983 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff.- External links :*... |
1983 NR | Julio Angel Fernandez Julio Ángel Fernández Dr. Julio Ángel Fernández Alves is a Uruguayan astronomer and member of the department of astronomy at the Universidad de la República in Montevideo. He is also a member of PEDECIBA, . From 2005 to 2010, he was the Dean of the Universidad de la Republica's Faculty of Sciences... (b. 1946), Uruguayan astronomer |
5997 Dirac 5997 Dirac 5997 Dirac is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 1, 1983 by A. Mrkos at Klet.- External links :*... |
1983 TH | Paul Dirac Paul Dirac Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac, OM, FRS was an English theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to the early development of both quantum mechanics and quantum electrodynamics... , British physicist and Nobelist † |
5998 Sitenský 5998 Sitenský 5998 Sitenský is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1677.4172806 days . The asteroid was discovered on September 2, 1986.-References:... |
Ladislav Sitenský Ladislav Sitenský Ladislav Sitenský was a Czech landscape photographer, well-known also for his photography from World War II, when he was a technician for the Czech wing of the Royal Air Force.-External links: - extensive biography... , Czech photographer † |
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5999 Plescia 5999 Plescia 5999 Plescia is a Mars-crossing asteroid discovered on April 23, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.- External links :*... |
1987 HA | Jeffrey Plescia, American geophysist and planetary geologist, researcher of terrestrial impact craters* |
6000 United Nations 6000 United Nations 6000 United Nations is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 27, 1987 by Poul Jensen at Brorfelde.- External links :*... |
1987 UN | The United Nations United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... † |