31555 Wheeler
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31555 Wheeler is a small main belt asteroid
. It was discovered on March 7, 1999 by Stefano Sposetti
at Gnosca
, Switzerland
. It is named after the theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler
.
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...
. It was discovered on March 7, 1999 by Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti is a Swiss astronomer. He lives in Gnosca, Switzerland. Sposetti took images of the Aten asteroid 2004 FH which made a close flyby of planet Earth....
at Gnosca
Gnosca
Gnosca is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Gnosca is first mentioned in 1198 as Niosca in the records of Como and the cathedral of Milan. While it is likely that there were earlier settlements, nothing is known about them. An arbitration...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It is named after the theoretical physicist John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler
John Archibald Wheeler was an American theoretical physicist who was largely responsible for reviving interest in general relativity in the United States after World War II. Wheeler also worked with Niels Bohr in explaining the basic principles behind nuclear fission...
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