Edwin Powell Hubble20 December 1983
The Minor Planet Center publishes the approved naming citation for asteroid (2069) Hubble, formally honouring Edwin Hubble for his pioneering work in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.
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The Minor Planet Center publishes the approved naming citation for asteroid (2069) Hubble, formally honouring Edwin Hubble for his pioneering work in extragalactic astronomy and observational cosmology.
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