11758 Sargent
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11758 Sargent is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered September 24, 1960, by Cornelis Johannes van Houten
and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
. It is named after the Caltech astronomer Wallace Sargent
; his wife and fellow astronomer Anneila Sargent
also has an asteroid named after her, 18244 Anneila
.
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 September 24, 1960, by Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Cornelis Johannes van Houten
Cornelis Johannes van Houten was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten.Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief period as research assistant at Yerkes Observatory...
and Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld
Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld is a Dutch astronomer.In a jointly-credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was an extremely prolific discoverer of many thousands of asteroids...
. It is named after the Caltech astronomer Wallace Sargent
Wallace L. W. Sargent
Wallace Leslie William Sargent is an American astronomer. He is often known as Wal Sargent. Although now a U.S. citizen, he was born in Elsham, England. He received his Ph.D...
; his wife and fellow astronomer Anneila Sargent
Anneila Sargent
Anneila Sargent is a Scottish–American astronomer, who specializes in star formation.-Biography:...
also has an asteroid named after her, 18244 Anneila
18244 Anneila
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