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It was discovered on the 16th of May 1994 by Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy at Palomar Observatory,
This is a stony, binary main-belt asteroid. (I could not resolve the 2 components).
It was named in 2001 to honor astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson for his work in science communication.
He tends to treat titles as secondary to the work and knowledge itself, emphasizing that the "badges"
worth earning are those that represent personal evolution and the "titles" worth having are those
allow you to communicate science effectively.
As a young guy, he was encouraged by Carl Sagan to proceed a career in astronomy.
Now he also produce "StarTalk" on YouTube from Hayden Planetarium in New York.
https://youtu.be/APzYtiAuhOk?si=wzst5l6uI_SNid1V
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13123_Tyson
American Museum of Natural History
https://www.amnh.org/learn-teach/seminars-on-science/about/faculty/neil-degrasse-tyson
Time: 02:44UT 2026-02-22 Exp. 200 x 30 sec.
Tel. 0.254m f/5.8 ST-10XME CCD @ -25°C 1.9"/pix
Odd Trondal Obs.code 238 (Uranium). Oslo Norway.
Software used:TheSky6,CCDSoft 5, MSB Astroart 2.0, 8.0, Paint
Photographer's website:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/odd_trondal/
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