@Astro_Govert @govertschilling Curious what made you suggest to name one of the main belt planetoids Qwerty? (as per https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?utf8=%E2%9C%93&object_id=6600 …)
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(I’m writing a book about the history of typing keyboards and just learned about this.)
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so i suggested the name and the then-director of the minor planet center, brian marsden, liked it a lot (3/3) :-) that's the story
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Thanks for responding! The point about the relationship with culture is interesting. Are there other asteroid names that you like?
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it's basically people (including rock stars, artists, etc), see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meanings_of_minor_planet_names …
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