99891 Donwells
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99891 Donwells is a main-belt
minor planet
. It was discovered by Andrew Lowe
using photographic images taken near Haleakalā
on the Hawaiian island of Maui
on August 9, 2002. It is named after Don J. Wells, an American television production manager and astronomer.
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 Andrew Lowe
Andrew Lowe
Andrew Lowe is a Canadian geophysicist and amateur astronomer. He has discovered a number of asteroids.With the discovery of the asteroid 2010 AX2 on January 7, 2010, he became one of only six individual observers worldwide with discoveries spanning five or more consecutive decades...
using photographic images taken near Haleakalā
Haleakala
Haleakalā , or the East Maui Volcano, is a massive shield volcano that forms more than 75% of the Hawaiian Island of Maui. The western 25% of the island is formed by the West Maui Mountains.- History :...
on the Hawaiian island of Maui
Maui
The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at and is the 17th largest island in the United States. Maui is part of the state of Hawaii and is the largest of Maui County's four islands, bigger than Lānai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai. In 2010, Maui had a population of 144,444,...
on August 9, 2002. It is named after Don J. Wells, an American television production manager and astronomer.