1252 Celestia
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1252 Celestia is a Main-belt asteroid discovered on February 19, 1933 by Fred Lawrence Whipple
at Harvard. Celestia is named after Whipple's mother, Celestia MacFarland Whipple.
Fred Lawrence Whipple
Fred Lawrence Whipple was an American astronomer, who worked at the Harvard College Observatory for over 70 years...
at Harvard. Celestia is named after Whipple's mother, Celestia MacFarland Whipple.