11577 Einasto
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11577 Einasto is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Eric Walter Elst
at the La Silla Observatory
in Chile on February 8, 1994. It is named for Jaan Einasto
, an Estonian
astrophysicist.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Eric Walter Elst
Eric Walter Elst
Eric Walter Elst is a Belgian astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, with over 3,000 discovered so far ....
at the La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory
La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory organisation, and several others are partly maintained by ESO...
in Chile on February 8, 1994. It is named for Jaan Einasto
Jaan Einasto
Jaan Einasto is an eminent Estonian astrophysicist and one of the discoverers of the cellular structure of the Universe....
, an Estonian
Estonians
Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. They speak a Finnic language known as Estonian...
astrophysicist.