iangriffin on Nostr: On the subject of Martin Phillipps, a few years ago I proposed the name ...
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"content": "On the subject of Martin Phillipps, a few years ago I proposed the name Martinphillipps to the International Astronomical Union's Small Body Naming Committee as the name for one of the asteroids I discovered when I was \"being an astronomer\" years ago. So, here's an orbital diagram for asteroid 53109. https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/tools/sbdb_lookup.html#/?sstr=Martinphillipps\u0026view=VOP",
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