33179 Arsenewenger
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33179 Arsènewenger is a main belt
asteroid
with an orbital period
of 1544.2942189 days (4.23 years).
The asteroid was discovered on March 29, 1998 by Ian P. Griffin
, who is a fan of Arsenal Football Club
. The asteroid was named after the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger
, and is believed to be the only asteroid named after a football manager. The naming citation is as follows:
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...
with an orbital period
Orbital period
The orbital period is the time taken for a given object to make one complete orbit about another object.When mentioned without further qualification in astronomy this refers to the sidereal period of an astronomical object, which is calculated with respect to the stars.There are several kinds of...
of 1544.2942189 days (4.23 years).
The asteroid was discovered on March 29, 1998 by Ian P. Griffin
Ian P. Griffin
Dr. Ian P. Griffin is the British CEO of Science Oxford, in Oxford, UK. He is the former head of public outreach at NASA's Space Telescope Science Institute...
, who is a fan of Arsenal Football Club
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...
. The asteroid was named after the Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger
Arsène Wenger, OBE is a French association football manager and former player, who has managed English Premier League side Arsenal since 1996...
, and is believed to be the only asteroid named after a football manager. The naming citation is as follows: