Actually, I've heard from a reliable source that 17250 might be the one. I don't recall if it has been named after anyone. :-)
Stan On 2/2/2010 2:52 PM, Wayne Westlake wrote:
Congrats! "Hope this isn't the one that plunges into the Earth and nearly wipes out civilization" Well if it is, we've made the first step necessary to stop it. Now we just need to recruit a ragtag bunch of wisecracking redneck oil rig drillers.... On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 2:46 PM, Stan Gorodenski<stanlep@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Congratulations! Hope this isn't the one that plunges into the Earth and nearly wipes out civilization. :-) Stan On 2/2/2010 2:37 PM, Richard Harshaw wrote:Hey, all. I just got the word--- an asteroid has been named after me (by Rik Hill of the Catalina Sky Survey). #26586, aka 2000 EF116). I know that Gene Lucas and Tom Polakis also have space rocks named for them-who else? Richard Harshaw Cave Creek, Arizona
