10070 Liuzongli
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10070 Liuzongli is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on February 7, 1989 by Henri Debehogne
at the European Southern Observatory
. It is named after Liu Zongli, professor of astronomy at the National Astronomical Observatory of China
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on February 7, 1989 by Henri Debehogne
Henri Debehogne
Henri Debehogne was a Belgian astronomer.He worked at the Observatoire Royal de Belgique in Uccle, and specialized in astrometry of comets and asteroids....
at the European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy, supported by fifteen countries...
. It is named after Liu Zongli, professor of astronomy at the National Astronomical Observatory of China
National Astronomical Observatory of China
The National Astronomy Observatory of China ' was founded on April 25, 2001 through the merging of four CAS observatories, three CAS observing stations and one CAS research centre...
.