29491 Pfaff
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29491 Pfaff is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on November 23, 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott
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It is named after the German mathematician Johann Friedrich Pfaff
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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 November 23, 1997 by P. G. Comba at Prescott
Prescott Observatory
Prescott Observatory was built by Paul G. Comba and is now owned and operated by Matt Francis. The observatory is located south of Prescott Arizona and is dedicated to the study of cosmology. Refurbished in 2011, the observatory houses a PlaneWave CDK 24 inch telescope with two Takahashi wide...
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It is named after the German mathematician Johann Friedrich Pfaff
Johann Friedrich Pfaff
Johann Friedrich Pfaff was a German mathematician. He was described as one of Germany's most eminent mathematicians during the 19th century...
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