6282 Edwelda
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6282 Edwelda is an asteroid named in honor of Filipinos
Edwin L. Aguirre and Imelda B. Joson by the IAU in 1995. IAU used the combined first names in recognition of their accomplishments in the field of astronomy, including the book they wrote on Halley’s comet that the National Research Council of the Philippines published in 1985.
It was however American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker who discovered asteroid 6282 in 1980 from Palomar Observatory near San Diego, California.
Filipino people
The Filipino people or Filipinos are an Austronesian ethnic group native to the islands of the Philippines. There are about 92 million Filipinos in the Philippines, and about 11 million living outside the Philippines ....
Edwin L. Aguirre and Imelda B. Joson by the IAU in 1995. IAU used the combined first names in recognition of their accomplishments in the field of astronomy, including the book they wrote on Halley’s comet that the National Research Council of the Philippines published in 1985.
It was however American astronomer Carolyn Shoemaker who discovered asteroid 6282 in 1980 from Palomar Observatory near San Diego, California.