Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun, smaller than planets but larger than meteoroids.... previously designated which in February 2006 was renamed in honor of rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz.... pioneer Bill Haley
Bill Haley
Bill Haley was one of the first American rock and roll musicians. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the mid-1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and their hit song "Rock Around the Clock".... . The new designation commemorated the 25th anniversary of the death of the acclaimed musician in February 1981. The official naming was announced in Minor Planet Circular
Minor Planet Circular
The Minor Planet Circulars are published generally on the date of each full moon by the Minor Planet Center. The Circulars contain astrometric observations, orbits and ephemerides of both minor planets and comets.... 55988 on behalf of the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.... 's Minor Planet Center
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory , which is part of the Center for Astrophysics along with the Harvard College Observatory .... on February 19, 2006.
The asteroid was discovered on January 20, 1999 by the Klet Observatory
Klet Observatory
Klet Observatory is an Astronomy observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Klet, near the town of Cesk? Budejovice.... .
Asteroids, sometimes called minor planets or planetoids, are small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun, smaller than planets but larger than meteoroids.... previously designated which in February 2006 was renamed in honor of rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz.... pioneer Bill Haley
Bill Haley
Bill Haley was one of the first American rock and roll musicians. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the mid-1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and their hit song "Rock Around the Clock".... . The new designation commemorated the 25th anniversary of the death of the acclaimed musician in February 1981. The official naming was announced in Minor Planet Circular
Minor Planet Circular
The Minor Planet Circulars are published generally on the date of each full moon by the Minor Planet Center. The Circulars contain astrometric observations, orbits and ephemerides of both minor planets and comets.... 55988 on behalf of the International Astronomical Union
International Astronomical Union
The International Astronomical Union is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy.... 's Minor Planet Center
Minor Planet Center
The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory , which is part of the Center for Astrophysics along with the Harvard College Observatory .... on February 19, 2006.
The asteroid was discovered on January 20, 1999 by the Klet Observatory
Klet Observatory
Klet Observatory is an Astronomy observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Klet, near the town of Cesk? Budejovice.... .
