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Minor planet johnnyweir 12413

Jemy

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There is a new planet in the Universe...Planet Johnny Weir!

Johnny's Russian fans at Johnny’s Russian Fan Site http://weir.ru, have named a minor planet in honor of Johnny's Birthday.

Here's a Google translation of the beginning of their page's announcement:

"MINOR PLANET JOHNNYWEIR 12413, The name of figure skater Johnny Weir named minor planet (asteroid) with the assistance of the Internet community of fans on the eve of the birth of an athlete on July 2. Astronomer Kryachko Timur, one of the fan-club weir.ru, discovered the asteroid in 1995, suggested naming it in honor of an athlete and submitted a request to the Minor Planet Сenter USA. To date, Johnny Weir is the only skater, a single
skater, named after a small planet. The official certificate on behalf of a small planet signed an academician, Nobel laureate Jaures Alferov and directories of the Institute of Applied Astronomy RAS Andrei Finkelstein, where it was issued. To view the detailed features of the planet can be in the directory Johnnyweir NASA."
http://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=12413

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHdd27a8f4s&playnext_from=TL&videos=swSV7tQh0FQ

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