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1776 Kuiper

Index 1776 Kuiper

1776 Kuiper, provisional designation, is a dark Eoan asteroid from the outer region of the asteroid belt, approximately 38 kilometers in diameter. [1]

11 relations: Gerard Kuiper, Kuiper (disambiguation), Kuiper (lunar crater), Kuiper (Martian crater), Kuiper (Mercurian crater), List of minor planets named after people, List of minor planets: 1001–2000, List of named minor planets: 1000–1999, List of named minor planets: K, Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000, Palomar–Leiden survey.

Gerard Kuiper

Gerard Peter Kuiper (born Gerrit Pieter Kuiper; December 7, 1905 – December 23, 1973) was a Dutch–American astronomer, planetary scientist, selenographer, author and professor.

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Kuiper (disambiguation)

Kuiper is a Dutch surname.

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Kuiper (lunar crater)

Kuiper is a small lunar impact crater in a relatively featureless part of the Mare Cognitum.

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Kuiper (Martian crater)

Kuiper is an impact crater in the Phaethontis quadrangle of Mars, located at 57.4°S latitude and 157.3°W longitude.

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Kuiper (Mercurian crater)

Kuiper is a moderate-size crater with a central peak cluster located at on Mercury.

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List of minor planets named after people

This is a list of minor planets named after people, both real and fictional.

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List of minor planets: 1001–2000

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List of named minor planets: 1000–1999

This is a partial list of named minor planets in numerical order.

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List of named minor planets: K

This is a partial list containing all named minor planets starting with the letter K. It is ordered in a case-insensitive, alphabetical manner and contains a total of 1,335 entries.

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Meanings of minor planet names: 1001–2000

038 | 1038 Tuckia || 1924 TK || Edward Tuck (1842–1938) and his wife; philanthropists.

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Palomar–Leiden survey

The Palomar–Leiden survey (PLS) was a successful astronomical survey to study faint minor planets in a collaboration between the U.S Palomar Observatory and the Dutch Leiden Observatory, and resulted in the discovery of thousands of asteroids, including many Jupiter trojans.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1776_Kuiper

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