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7968 Elst–Pizarro

Index 7968 Elst–Pizarro

Comet Elst–Pizarro is a body that displays characteristics of both asteroids and comets, and is the prototype of main-belt comets. [1]

18 relations: Eric Walter Elst, La Silla Observatory, List of exceptional asteroids, List of minor planets: 7001–8000, List of named minor planets: 7000–7999, List of named minor planets: E, List of numbered comets, Main-belt comet, Meanings of minor planet names: 7001–8000, Pizarro (disambiguation), Trans-Neptunian object, 118401 LINEAR, 133 (number), 2060 Chiron, 238P/Read, 3200 Phaethon, 4015 Wilson–Harrington, 60558 Echeclus.

Eric Walter Elst

Eric Walter Elst (born 1936) is a Belgian astronomer at the Observatory at the Royal Observatory of Belgium in Uccle and a prolific discoverer of asteroids.

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La Silla Observatory

La Silla Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Chile with three telescopes built and operated by the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

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List of exceptional asteroids

The following is a collection of lists of exceptional asteroids in the Solar System.

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List of minor planets: 7001–8000

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List of named minor planets: 7000–7999

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

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List of named minor planets: E

This is a partial list containing all named minor planets starting with the letter E. It is ordered in a case-insensitive, alphabetical manner and contains a total of 613 entries.

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List of numbered comets

This is a list of periodic comets that were numbered by the Minor Planet Center after having been observed on at least two occasions.

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Main-belt comet

Main-belt comets (MBCs) are bodies orbiting within the asteroid belt that have shown comet-like activity during part of their orbit.

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Meanings of minor planet names: 7001–8000

013 | 7013 Trachet || || Tim Trachet (born 1958), Belgian journalist and science writer.

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Pizarro (disambiguation)

Francisco Pizarro (c. 1471 – 1541) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that conquered the Inca Empire.

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Trans-Neptunian object

A trans-Neptunian object (TNO, also written transneptunian object) is any minor planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater average distance (semi-major axis) than Neptune, 30 astronomical units (AU).

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118401 LINEAR

118401 LINEAR, provisional designation, is an asteroid and main-belt comet (176P/LINEAR) that was discovered by the Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) 1-metre telescopes in Socorro, New Mexico on September 7, 1999.

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133 (number)

133 (one hundred thirty-three) is the natural number following 132 and preceding 134.

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2060 Chiron

2060 Chiron, provisional designation, and also known as 95P/Chiron, is a minor planet in the outer Solar System, orbiting the Sun between Saturn and Uranus.

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238P/Read

238P/Read (P/2005 U1) is a main-belt comet discovered on 24 October 2005 by astronomer Michael T. Read using the Spacewatch 36-inch telescope on Kitt Peak National Observatory.

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3200 Phaethon

3200 Phaethon (sometimes incorrectly spelled Phaeton), provisional designation, is an Apollo asteroid with an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than any other named asteroid (though there are numerous unnamed asteroids with smaller perihelia, such as). For this reason, it was named after the Greek myth of Phaëthon, son of the sun god Helios.

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4015 Wilson–Harrington

4015 Wilson–Harrington is a small Solar System body known both as Comet Wilson–Harrington or 107P/Wilson–Harrington, and as an asteroid designated 4015 Wilson–Harrington.

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60558 Echeclus

60558 Echeclus is a centaur in the outer Solar System.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7968_Elst–Pizarro

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