9988 Erictemplebell
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9988 Erictemplebell is a main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun
once every 4.94 years.
Discovered on September 9, 1997 by Paul G. Comba
, it was given the provisional designation . It was later renamed 9988 Erictemplebell in honour of Eric Temple Bell
, a professor at the California Institute of Technology
where he taught a class on algebra
which the discoverer took.
Sun
The Sun is the star at the center of the Solar System. It is almost perfectly spherical and consists of hot plasma interwoven with magnetic fields...
once every 4.94 years.
Discovered on September 9, 1997 by Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba
Paul G. Comba is an Italian-American astronomer.He was born in 1926 in Italy and went to the United States in 1946 at the age of 20 on a scholarship to Caltech from which he received a Ph.D. in mathematics in 1951. After graduation he taught at the University of Hawaii until 1960, when he joined...
, it was given the provisional designation . It was later renamed 9988 Erictemplebell in honour of Eric Temple Bell
Eric Temple Bell
Eric Temple Bell , was a mathematician and science fiction author born in Scotland who lived in the U.S. for most of his life...
, a professor at the California Institute of Technology
California Institute of Technology
The California Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Pasadena, California, United States. Caltech has six academic divisions with strong emphases on science and engineering...
where he taught a class on algebra
Algebra
Algebra is the branch of mathematics concerning the study of the rules of operations and relations, and the constructions and concepts arising from them, including terms, polynomials, equations and algebraic structures...
which the discoverer took.