15092 Beegees
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15092 Beegees is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on March 15, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory
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The members of the British pop-rock-disco group Bee Gees
: Barry Gibb
, Robin Gibb
, and Maurice Gibb
and their younger brother, singer Andy Gibb
that was never a member of the group, were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site of this minor planet.
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 March 15, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory
Reedy Creek Observatory
Reedy Creek Observatory is the location for observations of Near-Earth objects by John Broughton, an Australian astronomer.The International Astronomical Union Observatory Code for Reedy Creek is 428....
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The members of the British pop-rock-disco group Bee Gees
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
: Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
, Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb
Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....
, and Maurice Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...
and their younger brother, singer Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of the family whose other male siblings formed the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.-The early years:...
that was never a member of the group, were raised in Australia only 100 km from the discovery site of this minor planet.