3639 Weidenschilling
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3639 Weidenschilling is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 15, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Dr. Stuart J. Weidenschilling of the Planetary Science Institute.
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 October 15, 1985 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Dr. Stuart J. Weidenschilling of the Planetary Science Institute.