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Date: Apr 20 11:06 2017

Asteroid (10463) Bannister	Permalink

Asteroid 10463 has been named in honor of Michele Bannister. Congratulations @astrokiwi! pic.twitter.com/uY7lIYoEfe Ron Baalke (@RonBaalke) April 20, 2017 __________________

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Posts: 131433

Date: Apr 20 11:06 2017

Asteroid 1979 MB9	Permalink

Asteroid named after Kiwi astronomer Michele Bannister Asteroid (10463) Bannister has been named after Taranaki-raised Michele Bannister, who now works at Queen's University Belfast in Northern Ireland The rock, which is 11km wide, was first discovered in 1979, but is too faint to see with the naked eye. Read more __________________

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