29133 Vargas
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29133 Vargas is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on May 29, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar
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It was named in honor of Norman L. Vargas for his work in the organization and inventory of the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive, and for devoting time and energy to public outreach in astronomy through involvement in the Los Angeles Astronomical Society, Mount Wilson Observatory Association, and as a 60-inch telescope operator at the Mt. Wilson Observatory .
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 May 29, 1987 by C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker at Palomar
Palomar Observatory
Palomar Observatory is a privately owned observatory located in San Diego County, California, southeast of Pasadena's Mount Wilson Observatory, in the Palomar Mountain Range. At approximately elevation, it is owned and operated by the California Institute of Technology...
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It was named in honor of Norman L. Vargas for his work in the organization and inventory of the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive, and for devoting time and energy to public outreach in astronomy through involvement in the Los Angeles Astronomical Society, Mount Wilson Observatory Association, and as a 60-inch telescope operator at the Mt. Wilson Observatory .