Dwarf Planet Eris, formerly known as 'Xena' |
Dwarf Planet Eris, formerly known as 'Xena' |
Sep 13 2006, 10:59 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 531 Joined: 24-August 05 Member No.: 471 |
Here's the official name of the 'Xena' ...
Eris: 'Xena' (2003 UB313, 136199) Eris I or Dysnomia: 'Gabrielle' -------------------- - blue_scape / Nico -
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Sep 15 2006, 04:02 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3419 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Minneapolis, MN, USA Member No.: 15 |
Here's one from that list that caught my eye:
(25924) Douglasadams If that's a NEO, maybe, at some time in the far future, it *will* be time for the dolphins to say "So long, and thanks for all the fish"... -the other Doug -------------------- “The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.” -Mark Twain
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Sep 15 2006, 06:33 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 249 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Finland (62°14′N 25°44′E) Member No.: 408 |
Here's one from that list that caught my eye: (25924) Douglasadams If that's a NEO, maybe, at some time in the far future, it *will* be time for the dolphins to say "So long, and thanks for all the fish"... -the other Doug It is a regular asteroid. But look at its provisional designation, 2001 DA42: 2001 is the year of his death, DA his initials and 42... The name of the asteroid (18610) Arthurdent was supposedly published on the day of his death. However, the name was actually published a few days earler. A sick quirk of fate anyway... -------------------- The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.
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