4989 Joegoldstein
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4989 Joegoldstein is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on February 28, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus
at Siding Spring Observatory
in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey
. It was named by Dr. Bus in honor of Joseph I. Goldstein
, who was a professor of materials science
at the time, in honor of Dr. Goldstein's contributions to the understanding of outer-space materials.
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 February 28, 1981 by Schelte J. Bus
Schelte J. Bus
Schelte John "Bobby" Bus is an Associate Astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy and Support Astronomer at NASA's Infrared Telescope Facility IRTF. He received his B.S. from Caltech in 1979, and was awarded his Ph.D from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1999.Bus...
at Siding Spring Observatory
Siding Spring Observatory
Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, part of the Research School of Astronomy & Astrophysics at the Australian National University , incorporates the Anglo-Australian Telescope along with a collection of other telescopes owned by the Australian National...
in the course of the U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey
U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey
U.K. Schmidt-Caltech Asteroid Survey, or U.K. Schmidt Telescope-Caltech asteroid survey, or UCAS is the joint astronomical survey performed in 1982...
. It was named by Dr. Bus in honor of Joseph I. Goldstein
Joseph I. Goldstein
Joe Goldstein is an American scientist and engineer, working mainly in the fields of materials science and mechanical engineering. He is currently a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and emeritus Dean of Engineering at the University of Massachusetts Amherst...
, who was a professor of materials science
Materials science
Materials science is an interdisciplinary field applying the properties of matter to various areas of science and engineering. This scientific field investigates the relationship between the structure of materials at atomic or molecular scales and their macroscopic properties. It incorporates...
at the time, in honor of Dr. Goldstein's contributions to the understanding of outer-space materials.