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Vatican Observatory Names Four Asteroids, Highlighting Pope Leo XIII

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Vatican Observatory Names Four Asteroids, Highlighting Pope Leo XIII
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The Vatican Observatory announced four asteroids named after important figures in its history, including Pope Leo XIII who re-founded the institute in 1891. The names were based on discoveries with the Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope and approved by the IAU's Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature (WGSBN).

Topics:sciencescience-and-technology#asteroids#pope-leo-xiii#science-and-technology#vatican-advanced-technology-telescope#vatican-observatory#wgsbn
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