1038 Tuckia
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1038 Tuckia is an asteroid
. It was discovered by Max Wolf
on November 24, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 TK. It was named after Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuck
.
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...
. It was discovered by Max Wolf
Max Wolf
Maximilian Franz Joseph Cornelius Wolf was a German astronomer and a pioneer in the field of astrophotography...
on November 24, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 TK. It was named after Mr. and Mrs. Edward Tuck
Edward Tuck
Edward Tuck was an American banker and philanthropist. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he was educated at Dartmouth College. Tuck donated $500,000 to Dartmouth to endow the Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance, in memory of his father...
.