2780 Monnig
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2780 Monnig is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on February 28, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It was named after Oscar Monnig
, an American amateur astronomer
acknowledged for his contributions to meteoritics
.
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 February 28, 1981 by S. J. Bus at Siding Spring. It was named after Oscar Monnig
Oscar Monnig
Oscar E. Monnig was an American amateur astronomer, acknowledged for his contributions to meteoritics.-Private life:...
, an American amateur astronomer
Amateur astronomy
Amateur astronomy, also called backyard astronomy and stargazing, is a hobby whose participants enjoy watching the night sky , and the plethora of objects found in it, mainly with portable telescopes and binoculars...
acknowledged for his contributions to meteoritics
Meteoritics
Meteoritics is a science that deals with meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of the origin and history of the solar system. A specialist who studies meteoritics is known as a meteoriticist....
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