NASA Webb Telescope on Twitter: "The #NASAWebb team is truly out of this world. Dr. Stefanie Milam, our Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, just got an asteroid named after her! Meet asteroid 40706 Milam, formerly classified as 40706 (1999 RO240), and see its orbital path. #AsteroidDay… https://t.co/JM7RNv1f30"

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The #NASAWebb team is truly out of this world. Dr. Stefanie Milam, our Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, just got an asteroid named after her! Meet asteroid 40706 Milam, formerly classified as 40706 (1999 RO240), and see its orbital path. #AsteroidDaypic.twitter.com/0dp8ewPI0I

Dr. Stefanie Milam, Webb's Deputy Project Scientist for Planetary Science, smiles for a picture taken in a laboratory setting.

A diagram showing the orbit of asteroid 40706 Milam compared to the orbits of other bodies, like Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. 40706 Milam orbits the Sun in a skewed elliptical shape, past the orbit of Mars in what's known as the asteroid belt.

A grainy close-up, black-and-white view of asteroid 40706 Milam. This image is an overlay of two shots of the same area of the sky. There are two red square boxes around two white dots. The white dots represent that the asteroid has moved across the sky over time.

11:01 AM - 30 Jun 2021

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1. NASA Webb Telescope‏Verified account @NASAWebb Jun 30
  Note: The close-up, black-and-white image is a view of asteroid 40706 Milam. This image is actually an overlay of two shots of the same area of the sky. There are two red square boxes around two white dots, representing that the asteroid has moved across the sky over time.
  
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1. Noor Ahmad ‏ @nahafghan Jun 30
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  Can you name one after me?
  
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1. Science-George‏ @Science_George Jun 30
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1. Linda Rae Haaheim‏ @HaaheimRae Jun 30
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  CHEERS for Dr. Stefanie Milam!!!
  
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1. Solo Squirrel‏ @Solo_Squirrel Jun 30
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  Taking bets on how many years until enterprising Beltalowda are able to intercept and survey the Belt Asteroid 40706 Milam for ore extraction or water harvest!
  
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1. victor quintanilla‏ @Soccer55Victor Jun 30
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  Congrats Dr Milam.
  
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1. DiscoWizard She/Her, Get Vaxxed and plant trees‏ @DiscoWizard83 Jul 1
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  WOW! Since I'm a Stefanie, does this technically mean I got a asteroid named after me?
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