133527 Fredearly
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133527 Fredearly is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 5, 2003 by James Whitney Young
at the Table Mountain Observatory
near Wrightwood, California
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Named for the variant combination of the names of the discoverer’s paternal grandparents Frederick and Pearl Young.
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 October 5, 2003 by James Whitney Young
James Whitney Young
James Whitney Young is an American astronomer who made significant contributions to the field of asteroid research. After nearly 47 years with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at their Table Mountain Facility, Young retired July 16, 2009....
at the Table Mountain Observatory
Table Mountain Observatory
Table Mountain Observatory is an astronomical observation facility operated by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory...
near Wrightwood, California
Wrightwood, California
Wrightwood is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California. It sits at an elevation of . The population was 4,525 at the 2010 census.-History:...
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Named for the variant combination of the names of the discoverer’s paternal grandparents Frederick and Pearl Young.