135268 Haigneré
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135268 Haigneré is a Main-belt
asteroid. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin
on September 20, 2001 at Le Creusot, France. Its provisional designation was 2001 SX115. It was named after Claudie
and Jean-Pierre Haigneré
, two French astronauts.
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. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Société Astronomique de Bourgogne...
on September 20, 2001 at Le Creusot, France. Its provisional designation was 2001 SX115. It was named after Claudie
Claudie Haigneré
Claudie Haigneré is a French doctor, politician, and former astronaut with the Centre National d'Études Spatiales and the European Space Agency ....
and Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré
Jean-Pierre Haigneré is a French Air Force officer and a former CNES astronaut.Haigneré was born in Paris, France and joined the French Air Force, where he trained as a test pilot....
, two French astronauts.