List of articles in "Celestial Body" category - Page 2259

7 Iris is a large main-belt asteroid orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter. It is the fourth brightest object in the asteroid belt. It is classified as an S-type […]

2578 Saint-Exupéry is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by Tamara M. Smirnova on 2 November 1975. It is named after Antoine de Saint-Exupéry the French aviator and […]

2698 Azerbajdzhan is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by astronomers at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in 1971. It is named after the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan (now […]

2584 Turkmenia is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh in 1979. It is named after the Soviet Republic of Turkmen (now the independent state […]

2597 Arthur is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1980. It is named after King Arthur the legendary British ruler.

2675 Tolkien is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by M. Watt in 1982. It is named after J.R.R. Tolkien a philologist university professor and author of The […]

2709 Sagan is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by Edward L. G. Bowell in 1982. It is named after the late astronomer Carl Sagan.Sagan is an S-type […]

2747 Český Krumlov (Czech: [ˈtʃɛskiː ˈkrʊmlof]) is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by the Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos in 1980. It is named after the historic Czech […]

2801 Huygens is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by Hendrik van Gent in 1935. It belongs to the Gefion family of asteroids. It is named after Christiaan […]

2829 Bobhope is a small main belt asteroid which was discovered by E. L. Johnson in 1948. It is named after American comedian Bob Hope. Little is known about Bobhope […]