Asteroid named after Jannik Sinner

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 16 - An asteroid has been named after Italian tennis player Jannik Sinner since last night. The Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature (WGDBN) of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has ratified the assignment of the Italian champion's name to an asteroid orbiting in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, adding it to the official bulletin. Discovered on March 10, 2003, at the Campo Imperatore Observatory by a Tuscan team, the asteroid will officially b...

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