9988 Erictemplebell is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 4.94 years.Discovered on September 9 1997 by Paul G. Comba it was given the provisional designation 1997 RX6. It was later renamed 9988 Erictemplebell in honour of Eric Temple Bell a professor at the California Institute of Technology where he taught a class on algebra which the discoverer took.
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