18610 ArthurdentThe small asteroid hardly would have made any furore if it wasn't named after the main character from Douglas Adams book Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Sadly Adams died two days after the official naming.Distance to the Sun: 2.39 AU Back: Objects in the Solar System |
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