2865 Laurel
Encyclopedia
2865 Laurel is a small main belt
asteroid
, which was discovered by Cyril V. Jackson
in 1935. It measures 14.72 km in diameter
and is named after Stan Laurel
, the film comedian.
See also 2866 Hardy
.
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...
, which was discovered by Cyril V. Jackson
Cyril V. Jackson
Cyril Jackson was a South African astronomer.He was born in Ossett, Yorkshire in England, but his father emigrated to South Africa in 1911....
in 1935. It measures 14.72 km in diameter
Diameter
In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the center of the circle and whose endpoints are on the circle. The diameters are the longest chords of the circle...
and is named after Stan Laurel
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
, the film comedian.
See also 2866 Hardy
2866 Hardy
2866 Hardy is a small main belt asteroid, which was discovered by S. V. Arend in 1935. It is named after Oliver Hardy, the film comedian.See also 2865 Laurel....
.