- 24626 Astrowizard
Infobox Planet
minorplanet = yes
width = 25em
bgcolour = #FFFFC0
apsis =
name = Astrowizard
symbol =
caption =
discovery = yes
discovery_ref =
discoverer =C. S. Shoemaker andE. M. Shoemaker
discovery_site =Palomar Observatory
discovered =October 9 ,1980
designations = yes
mp_name = 24626
alt_names = 1980 TS3
mp_category =
orbit_ref =
epoch =May 14 ,2008
aphelion = 3.5572765
perihelion = 1.9894923
semimajor =
eccentricity = 0.2826482
period = 1686.9940072
avg_speed =
inclination = 8.19405
asc_node = 183.18804
mean_anomaly = 344.12713
arg_peri = 203.26283
satellites =
physical_characteristics = yes
dimensions =
mass =
density =
surface_grav =
escape_velocity =
sidereal_day =
axial_tilt =
pole_ecliptic_lat =
pole_ecliptic_lon =
albedo =
temperatures=
temp_name1 =
mean_temp_1 =
max_temp_1 =
temp_name2 =
max_temp_2 =
spectral_type =
abs_magnitude = 14.424626 Astrowizard (1980 TS3) is a
Main-belt Asteroid discovered onOctober 9 ,1980 byC. S. Shoemaker andE. M. Shoemaker atPalomar Observatory . Name honors David V. Rodrigues (b. 1952) for educational outreach on astronomy to the public and school children, particularly by his wearing of a wizard outfit. Rodrigues is an astronomical lecturer at the Morrison Planetarium at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He also serves as the program director of the East Bay Astronomical Society which meets at the Chabot Space & Science Center (Chabot Observatory).References
* MPC48396, "Minor Planet Circulars", 2003 May 01.
External links
* [http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=24626+Astrowizard JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 24626 Astrowizard]
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