Desert Beaver Observatory
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The Desert Beaver Observatory (IAU code 919) is a private astronomical observatory near Eloy, Arizona
. The asteroid
25893 Sugihara
was discovered at the Desert Beaver Observatory by William Kwong Yu Yeung
.
Eloy, Arizona
Eloy is a city in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 10,855.-Geography:...
. The asteroid
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...
25893 Sugihara
25893 Sugihara
25893 Sugihara is an asteroid discovered by William Kwong Yu Yeung at the Desert Beaver observatory. The asteroid was discovered November 19, 2000, and is named in honour of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat who defied orders not to assist asylum-seekers fleeing Nazi persecution in Europe, and...
was discovered at the Desert Beaver Observatory by William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung
William Kwong Yu Yeung is a Hong Kong-born, Canadian astronomer with telescopes based in the United States.He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and also discovered the comet 172P/Yeung...
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