(30566) Stokes

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( 30566 ) Stokes is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered on 29 July 2001 by the Italian-American astronomer Paul G. Comba at Prescott Observatory (IAU code 684) in Arizona.

The asteroid was named after the Irish mathematician and physicist George Gabriel Stokes (1819-1903), the theory of the absorption of light ( see Stokes shift ) formulated and is the namesake of a variety of equations.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Argument of periapsis Orbital speed Intrinsic brightness Minor planet designation Italian American Irish people Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet List of minor planets
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