184878 Gotlib
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184878 Gotlib is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Jean-Claude Merlin
on October 26, 2005 at Nogales, Arizona
. 184878 Gotlib is named after Marcel Gotlib, a cartoonist, born in Paris
. He contributed to many comic strip magazines, including Pilote
, in which he created the Rubrique-à-Brac in 1968.
Jean-Claude Merlin
Jean-Claude Merlin is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Société Astronomique de Bourgogne...
on October 26, 2005 at Nogales, Arizona
Nogales, Arizona
Nogales is a city in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, United States. The population was 21,017 at the 2010 census. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,833. The city is the county seat of Santa Cruz County....
. 184878 Gotlib is named after Marcel Gotlib, a cartoonist, born in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
. He contributed to many comic strip magazines, including Pilote
Pilote
thumb|Cover of the first Pilote teaser issue, #0.Pilote was a French comics periodical published from 1959 to 1989. Showcasing most of the major French or Belgian comics talents of its day the magazine introduced major series such as Astérix le Gaulois, Blueberry, Achille Talon, and Valérian et...
, in which he created the Rubrique-à-Brac in 1968.