2234 Schmadel
Encyclopedia
2234 Schmadel is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on April 27, 1977 by Hans-Emil Schuster
at the European Southern Observatory
. It was named in honor of the astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel
.
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 April 27, 1977 by Hans-Emil Schuster
Hans-Emil Schuster
Hans-Emil Schuster is a German astronomer who retired in October 1991. He worked at Hamburg Observatory at Bergedorf and European Southern Observatory , and was former acting director of La Silla Observatory...
at the European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy, supported by fifteen countries...
. It was named in honor of the astronomer Lutz D. Schmadel
Lutz D. Schmadel
Lutz D. Schmadel is a German astronomer who works at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut of the University of Heidelberg.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. His special interest is the orbit/course of the asteroids...
.