1033 Simona
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1033 Simona is an asteroid
. It was discovered by George Van Biesbroeck
on September 4, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 SM. It was named after Simone van Biesbroeck, daughter of the discoverer.
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...
. It was discovered by George Van Biesbroeck
George Van Biesbroeck
George A. Van Biesbroeck was a Belgian-American astronomer. He worked at observatories in Belgium, Germany and the United States. He specialized in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets...
on September 4, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 SM. It was named after Simone van Biesbroeck, daughter of the discoverer.