99906 Uofalberta
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99906 Uofalberta is an asteroid
. It was discovered by Andrew Lowe
on August 17, 2002. Its provisional designation was . It was named after the University of Alberta
; the initials of its motto Quaecumque Vera ("Whatsoever things are true") appear in the provisional designation.
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...
. 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...
on August 17, 2002. Its provisional designation was . It was named after the University of Alberta
University of Alberta
The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president, it is widely recognized as one of the best universities in Canada...
; the initials of its motto Quaecumque Vera ("Whatsoever things are true") appear in the provisional designation.