8329 Speckman
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8329 Speckman is a main-belt
asteroid
between Mars and Jupiter, discovered on March 22, 1982 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory
. It is named for Willamette University
football coach Mark Speckman
.
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...
between Mars and Jupiter, discovered on March 22, 1982 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy, supported by fifteen countries...
. It is named for Willamette University
Willamette University
Willamette University is an American private institution of higher learning located in Salem, Oregon. Founded in 1842, it is the oldest university in the Western United States. Willamette is a member of the Annapolis Group of colleges, and is made up of an undergraduate College of Liberal Arts and...
football coach Mark Speckman
Mark Speckman
Mark Speckman is the head coach for the Willamette University football team in Salem, Oregon, United States. A California native, he was born without hands and played football at the college level. He also works as a motivational speaker...
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