7603 Salopia
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7603 Salopia is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on July 25, 1995 by Stephen P. Laurie
at Church Stretton
(observatory 966).
It is named after Shropshire
, the English
county which Church Stretton is located in, using its Latin
name.
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 July 25, 1995 by Stephen P. Laurie
Stephen P. Laurie
Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets, although his profession is that of an actuary...
at Church Stretton
Church Stretton
Church Stretton is a small town and civil parish in Shropshire, England. The population of the town was recorded as 2,789 in 2001, whilst the population of the wider parish was recorded as 4,186...
(observatory 966).
It is named after Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
, the English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
county which Church Stretton is located in, using its Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
name.
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See also
- 11626 Church Stretton11626 Church Stretton11626 Church Stretton is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1247.4976842 days . The asteroid was discovered on November 8, 1996. It is named for the town of Church Stretton in England, where it was discovered by Stephen P. Laurie .Its provisional designation was 1996 VW2.-See also:*7603...