4782 Gembloux
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4782 Gembloux is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on October 14, 1980 by Henri Debehogne
and Houziaux at Haute-Provence Observatory
. It is named after the Belgian
city of Gembloux
, a French-speaking region with strong science connections
.
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 14, 1980 by Henri Debehogne
Henri Debehogne
Henri Debehogne was a Belgian astronomer.He worked at the Observatoire Royal de Belgique in Uccle, and specialized in astrometry of comets and asteroids....
and Houziaux at Haute-Provence Observatory
Haute-Provence Observatory
The Observatoire de Haute-Provence was established in 1937 as a national facility for French astronomers. Astronomical observations began in 1943 using the 1.20 m telescope, and the first research papers based on observations made at the observatory were published in 1944...
. It is named after the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
city of Gembloux
Gembloux
Gembloux is a Walloon municipality located in the Belgian province of Namur, on the axis Brussels-NamurOn 1 January 2006 the municipality had 21,964 inhabitants...
, a French-speaking region with strong science connections
Science and technology in Wallonia
Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.-Technology institutes:Wallonia is home to several science and technology organizations....
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