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Minor Planet Named After Prof. Virginia Trimble

February 28, 2018 by Kevork N. ABAZAJIAN

On 31 January 2018, in Minor Planet Circular 108696, the International Astronomical Union announced that asteroid 9271, discovered asĀ 1978 VT8 on 7 November that year by E. F. Helin and S. J. Bus at Palomar Observatory, will henceforth be known as Trimble. The MPC citation reads, “Virginia Louise Trimble (b. 1943) is a highly perceptive commentator on the state of astronomy, regarded as a creative and insightful spokesperson for astronomy. Beyond her own special interests in stellar structure and evolution, she has improved the health of the profession through her application of historical citation studies.”

Congratulations to Prof. Trimble!

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