70446 Pugh
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70446 Pugh is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Stefano Sposetti
at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca
in Gnosca
, Switzerland, on October 10, 1999. It is named after George Pugh, an American physicist.
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 Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti
Stefano Sposetti is a Swiss astronomer. He lives in Gnosca, Switzerland. Sposetti took images of the Aten asteroid 2004 FH which made a close flyby of planet Earth....
at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca
Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca
Osservatorio Astronomico di Gnosca is an observatory at Gnosca, Ticino, Switzerland.- Asteroids discovered :12931 Mario,12932 Conedera,15077 Edyalge,16110 Paganetti,17190 Retopezzoli,18056,18872 Tammann,18874 Raoulbehrend,19715,20624 Dariozanetti,...
in Gnosca
Gnosca
Gnosca is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Gnosca is first mentioned in 1198 as Niosca in the records of Como and the cathedral of Milan. While it is likely that there were earlier settlements, nothing is known about them. An arbitration...
, Switzerland, on October 10, 1999. It is named after George Pugh, an American physicist.