1194 Aletta
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1194 Aletta is a main belt
asteroid
discovered on May 13, 1931 by Cyril V. Jackson
at the Union Observatory
, Johannesburg
.
Named after discoverer's wife.
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 May 13, 1931 by Cyril V. Jackson
Cyril V. Jackson
Cyril Jackson was a South African astronomer.He was born in Ossett, Yorkshire in England, but his father emigrated to South Africa in 1911....
at the Union Observatory
Union Observatory
Union Observatory was an astronomical observatory located in the suburb Observatory, Johannesburg, South Africa. It bears IAU code 078.Known as the Transvaal Observatory in its early years, it became the Republic Observatory in 1961...
, Johannesburg
Johannesburg
Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...
.
Named after discoverer's wife.