15965 Robertcox
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15965 Robertcox in an asteroid
named in honor of Robert E. Cox
(1917–1989), long-time editor of "Gleanings for Amateur Telescope Makers" in Sky & Telescope
magazine, and neighbor, mentor and friend of the discoverer of the asteroid, James M. Roe
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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...
named in honor of Robert E. Cox
Robert E. Cox
-Career:Cox worked briefly at Perkin Elmer in 1939. Shortly thereafter he was inducted into the Army Air Corps and served for two years in the South Pacific as a weather specialist. After the war, Cox accepted part-time positions as photographic technician at Harvard Observatory and as staff...
(1917–1989), long-time editor of "Gleanings for Amateur Telescope Makers" in Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope
Sky & Telescope is a monthly American magazine covering all aspects of amateur astronomy, including the following:*current events in astronomy and space exploration;*events in the amateur astronomy community;...
magazine, and neighbor, mentor and friend of the discoverer of the asteroid, James M. Roe
James M. Roe
James M. Roe is an American engineer and amateur astronomer credited with the discovery of 94 asteroids between 1998 and 2002. He is the founder and executive director of the Alliance for Astronomy, a non-profit corporation formed in 2004, whose stated purpose is "to promote public awareness,...
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