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From: Анатолій Гончаров <ahonc@wikimediaukraine.org.ua>
Date: Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 2:16 PM
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Planet Wikipedia
To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org


A main belt asteroid No. 274301 was named after Wikipedia, the free
encyclopedia.

The minor planet was discovered by the team of astronomers of Andrushivka
Astronomical Observatory (A50) in Ukraine. At first it was observed by that
team on August 25, 2008.

The name was proposed by the Wikimedia Ukraine Board member Andriy Makukha.

For details see:
http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Main_belt_asteroid_No._274301_named_Wikipedia

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