91006 Fleming
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91006 Fleming is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Miloš Tichý
and Zdeněk Moravec
at the Kleť Observatory
near České Budějovice
, Czech Republic, on January 28, 1998. It is named Alexander Fleming
, a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist of the 19th and 20th centuries.
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...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Miloš Tichý
Miloš Tichý
Miloš Tichý is a Czech astronomer. He is married to Jana Tichá.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He works together with his wife at Kleť Observatory. The asteroid 3337 Miloš is named after him....
and Zdeněk Moravec
Zdenek Moravec
Zdeněk Moravec is a Czech astronomer.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids.-References:...
at the Kleť Observatory
Klet Observatory
Kleť Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Czech Republic. It is situated in South Bohemia, south of the summit of Mount Kleť, near the town of České Budějovice...
near České Budějovice
Ceské Budejovice
České Budějovice is a city in the Czech Republic. It is the largest city in the South Bohemian Region and is the political and commercial capital of the region and centre of the Roman Catholic Diocese of České Budějovice and of the University of South Bohemia and the Academy of Sciences...
, Czech Republic, on January 28, 1998. It is named Alexander Fleming
Alexander Fleming
Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist. He wrote many articles on bacteriology, immunology, and chemotherapy...
, a Scottish biologist and pharmacologist of the 19th and 20th centuries.