110393 RAMMSTEIN is an asteroid (officially a minor planet) named after the German rock band Rammstein. An asteroid is a small, solid object in our Solar System, orbiting the Sun. ... Minor planets, or planetoids are minor bodies of the Solar system orbiting the Sun (or of other planetary systems orbiting other stars) that are larger than meteoroids (the largest of which might be taken to be around 10 meters or so across) but smaller than major planets (Mercury having a... Rammstein is a German electronic industrial metal band formed in 1994. ...
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) which operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) under the auspices of Division III of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), is responsible for the designation of minor bodies in the solar system: minor planets; comets and natural satellites of the major planets. In its circulars of February 23, 2006, the MPC officially annouced the naming of the minor planet. The Minor Planet Center operates at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), which is part of the Center for Astrophysics (CfA) along with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO). ... The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) is a research institute of the Smithsonian Institution headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it is joined with the Harvard College Observatory (HCO) to form the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA). ... Nickname: City of Squares Official website: www. ... Logo of the IAU The International Astronomical Union (French: Union astronomique internationale) unites national astronomical societies from around the world. ... Minor planets, or planetoids are minor bodies of the Solar system orbiting the Sun (or of other planetary systems orbiting other stars) that are larger than meteoroids (the largest of which might be taken to be around 10 meters or so across) but smaller than major planets (Mercury having a... Comet Hale-Bopp For other uses, see Comet (disambiguation). ... The common noun moon (not capitalized) is used to mean any natural satellite of the other planets. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
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