677 Aaltje
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677 Aaltje is a minor planet
orbiting the Sun
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It is named after the Dutch singer Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius
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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...
orbiting the Sun
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
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It is named after the Dutch singer Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius
Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius
Aaltje Noordewier-Reddingius was a noted Dutch classical soprano who had an active performance career in the concert repertoire from 1888 up into the 1930s. She was also a celebrated voice teacher. From 1886-1890 she studied at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam...
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