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Mary Walker (born 1960), the Instrument Systems Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. JPL · 84926: 84928 Oliversacks: 2003 WE 13: Oliver Sacks (1933–2015), a British neurologist and author. His descriptions of people confronting neurological challenges such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's, together with his books about the brain, botany ...
Named minor planet Provisional This minor planet was named for... Ref · Catalog 10101 Fourier: 1992 BM 2: Joseph Fourier (1768–1830), a French mathematician who exerted a strong influence on mathematical physics through his Théorie analytique de la chaleur (1822), wherein he showed that the conduction of heat in solid bodies may be analyzed in terms of infinite mathematical series, the so ...
The list of minor planets consists of more than 700 partial lists, each containing 1000 minor planets grouped into 10 tables. The data is sourced from the Minor Planet Center (MPC) and expanded with data from the JPL SBDB (mean-diameter), Johnston's archive (sub-classification) and others (see detailed field descriptions below).
Valerio Pagliarino (born 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his embedded systems project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He attends the I.I.S. Nicola Pellati, Nizza Monferrato, Asti, Italy. JPL · 34026: 34028 Wuhuiyi: 2000 OP 25
The lowercase lettering style is drawn from the IAU's long-established rules for naming binary and multiple star systems. A primary star, which is brighter and typically bigger than its companion stars, is designated by a capitalized A. Its companions are labelled B, C, and so on.
A formal designation consists of two parts: a catalog number, historically assigned in approximate order of discovery, and either a name, typically assigned by the discoverer, or, the minor planet's provisional designation.
He has built several CCD cameras and automated telescope control systems, used by many amateurs in France. A fine observer, he has also discovered several minor planets using automated means. JPL · 13793: 13798 Cecchini: 1998 VK 33: Vasco Cecchini (1932–2023), an Italian amateur astronomer who collaborated with the Pian dei Termini Observatory.
A minor-planet moon is an astronomical object that orbits a minor planet as its natural satellite.As of January 2022, there are 457 minor planets known or suspected to have moons. [1]