10245 Inselsberg
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10245 Inselsberg is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten
and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar
Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
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 September 24, 1960 by C. J. van Houten
C. J. van Houten
C. J. van Houten may refer to:* Coenraad Johannes van Houten, inventor of the cocoa press* Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Dutch astronomer and prolific discoverer of asteroids...
and I. van Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar
Palomar
-Places:* One of several locations in northern San Diego County, including** Palomar Mountain, part of the Palomar Mountain Range and one of the highest points in San Diego County** Palomar Observatory, a privately owned observatory located on Palomar Mountain...
Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.