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SEPTEMBER 11TH ASTEROID MEMORIALS Following the terrorist attacks on the United States last month, the committee of the International Astronomical Union responsible for naming asteroids has announced the following, in the October 2nd Minor Planet Circular: "The terrible events three weeks ago today have prompted several correspondents to propose that minor planets be named to honor the victims. Deeply sympathetic to this desire, but as an independent action, the IAU Committee for Small-Body Nomenclature has unanimously agreed to name three minor planets for concepts that represent some of the most basic and universal human values. The resulting names and citations, on MPC 43684, for the consecutively numbered minor planets (8990), (8991), and (8992), which discovered at observatories on three continents, are intended as a positive statement abhorring the tragedy that occurred on a fourth. "(8990) Compassion = 1980 DN Discovered 1980 Feb. 19 at the Klet Observatory. Named by the Committee for Small-Body Nomenclature to honor the compassion of people around the world for the friends and families of the of disasters, exemplified by the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 2001 Sept. 11, with the hope that they will overcome their . "(8991) Solidarity = 1980 PV1 Discovered 1980 Aug. 6 at the European Southern Observatory. Named by the Committee for Small-Body Nomenclature to honor the solidarity of people around the world with both victims and survivors of terrorist attacks like those on New York and Washington on 2001 Sept. 11, in the goal of terrorism from the world. "(8992) Magnanimity = 1980 TE7 Discovered 1980 Oct. 14 at the Purple Mountain Observatory. Named by the Committee for Small-Body Nomenclature to honor the magnanimity of people around the world in dealing with terrorist attacks like those on New York and Washington on 2001 Sept. 11, in the hope that terrorism will be countered with justice for all, not with revenge." ===================================================================== Copyright 2001 Sky Publishing Corporation. S&T's Weekly News Bulletin and Sky at a Glance stargazing calendar are provided as a service to the astronomical community by the editors of SKY & TELESCOPE magazine. Widespread electronic distribution is encouraged as long as these paragraphs are included. But the text of the bulletin and calendar may not be published in any other form without permission from Sky Publishing (contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] or phone 617-864-7360). Updates of astronomical news, including active links to related Internet resources, are available via SKY & TELESCOPE's site on the World Wide Web at http://www.skypub.com/. --------------------------------------------------------------------- SKY & TELESCOPE, the Essential Magazine of Astronomy, is read by more than 200,000 enthusiasts each month. It is available on newsstands worldwide. For subscription information, or for a free copy of our catalog of fine astronomy books and products, please contact Sky Publishing Corp., 49 Bay State Rd., Cambridge, MA 02138-1200, U.S.A. Phone: 800-253-0245 (U.S. and Canada); 617-864-7360 (International). Fax: 617-864-6117. E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.skypub.com/. Clear skies! ===========================================================
