Kenneth J. Lawrence
Encyclopedia
Kenneth J. Lawrence is an American astronomer.
He has discovered numerous asteroid
s, and also co-discovered periodic comet
152P/Helin-Lawrence
. The asteroid 4969 Lawrence
is named in his honor.
He has discovered numerous 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...
s, and also co-discovered periodic comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
152P/Helin-Lawrence
152P/Helin-Lawrence
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. The asteroid 4969 Lawrence
4969 Lawrence
4969 Lawrence is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 4, 1986 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*...
is named in his honor.