58373 Albertoalonso
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58373 Albertoalonso is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Timothy B. Spahr
through the Catalina Sky Survey
on September 19, 1995. It is named after Alberto Alonso, a Cuban choreographer of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Timothy B. Spahr
Timothy B. Spahr
Timothy B. Spahr is an American astronomer.He works at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as director of the Minor Planet Center, has discovered numerous asteroids and is credited as a co-discoverer of one satellite of Jupiter and one of Saturn .He also discovered two periodic comets...
through the Catalina Sky Survey
Catalina Sky Survey
Catalina Sky Survey is a project to discover comets and asteroids, and to search for Near-Earth objects. More specifically, to search for potentially hazardous asteroids , that may pose a threat of impact.-Mission:...
on September 19, 1995. It is named after Alberto Alonso, a Cuban choreographer of the 20th and 21st centuries.