12926 Brianmason
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12926 Brianmason is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on September 27, 1999 by J. L. Schiff and C. J. Schiff at Takapuna
. This asteroid
is named in honor of meteoriticist Brian Harold Mason
.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
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...
discovered on September 27, 1999 by J. L. Schiff and C. J. Schiff at Takapuna
Takapuna
Takapuna is a central, coastal suburb of North Shore City, located in the northern North Island of New Zealand, at the beginning of a south-east-facing peninsula forming the northern side of the Waitemata Harbour...
. This asteroid
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...
is named in honor of meteoriticist Brian Harold Mason
Brian Harold Mason
Brian Harold Mason was a New Zealand born geochemist and mineralogist who was one of the pioneers in the study of meteorites.Mason has played a leading part in understanding the nature of the solar system through his studies of meteorites and lunar rocks.Mason has also examined and classified...
.