Space - Seven asteroids bear names from Saxony-Anhalt
Overall, seven Asteroids currently bear names of communities in Saxony-Anhalt. These include Magdeburg, Sommersdorf, Wittenberg, Mansfeld, Sangerhausen, Eisleben, and Petersberg, as the Statistical State Office announced in a post on social media. The data comes from the Minor Planet Center (MPC) in the USA, which was founded by NASA. Currently, approximately 25,000 objects are listed with names at the MPC. In general, discoverers of Asteroids have the right to propose a name, which, however, must be officially approved by the MPC.
List of named celestial bodies at the MPC:- Magdeburg- Sommersdorf- Wittenberg- Mansfeld- Sangerhausen- Eisleben- Petersberg
In Saxony-Anhalt, the city of Magdeburg shares a name with an asteroid discovered and recognized by the Minor Planet Center (MPC). The town of Mansfeld also has an asteroid named after it, as part of the seven celestial bodies in Saxony-Anhalt with asteroid names. Furthermore, Wittenberg, another city in Saxony-Anhalt, is represented in space through an asteroid bearing its name. Additionally, the small town of Sangerhausen in Saxony-Anhalt is represented in space travel with an asteroid named after it in the MPC's list.
