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Also known as minor planets, asteroids are the rubble fragments left over from the formation of our Solar System. Thank you to Rob McNaught at Siding Spring Observatory for naming one of his early discoveries Asteroid(14420) Massey. See animation here by Steve Quirk

 

 

Asteroid Massey spec's

 

Credit Steve Quirk - Asteroid Massey in 2010
Asteroid 14420 Massey
Captured by S.Quirk March 2010

 

 

For more information:

NASA NEO Project

Minor Planet & Comet Ephemeris Service

 

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