3748 Tatum
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3748 Tatum is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on May 3, 1981 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Jeremy B. Tatum, British Canadian astronomer and former professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria
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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 May 3, 1981 by E. Bowell at Flagstaff (AM). It is named for Jeremy B. Tatum, British Canadian astronomer and former professor of astronomy at the University of Victoria
University of Victoria
The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...
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