8379 Straczynski
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8379 Straczynski is an asteroid
discovered on September 27, 1992 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory
by the Spacewatch
project. It was named in honour of science fiction
writer J. Michael Straczynski
, creator of the television series Babylon 5
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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 September 27, 1992 at the Kitt Peak National Observatory
Kitt Peak National Observatory
The Kitt Peak National Observatory is a United States astronomical observatory located on 2,096 m Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation, southwest of Tucson...
by the Spacewatch
Spacewatch
Spacewatch is a project at the University of Arizona led by Robert S. McMillan that specializes in the study of minor planets, including various types of asteroids and comets...
project. It was named in honour of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
writer J. Michael Straczynski
J. Michael Straczynski
Joseph Michael Straczynski , known professionally as J. Michael Straczynski and informally as Joe Straczynski or JMS, is an American writer and television producer. He works in films, television series, novels, short stories, comic books, and radio dramas. He is a playwright, a former journalist,...
, creator of the television series Babylon 5
Babylon 5
Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...
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8378 Sweeney
8378 Sweeney is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 23, 1992 by E. F. Helin at Palomar.- External links :*...
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8380 Tooting
8380 Tooting is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 29, 1992 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.- External links :*...
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