8331 Dawkins
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8331 Dawkins is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on May 27, 1982 by C. S. Shoemaker and S. J. Bus at Palomar
. The asteroid is named after the famous biologist, professor and author Richard Dawkins
.
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 27, 1982 by C. S. Shoemaker and S. J. Bus 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...
. The asteroid is named after the famous biologist, professor and author Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins
Clinton Richard Dawkins, FRS, FRSL , known as Richard Dawkins, is a British ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author...
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