Doctor Who thing of the day: the asteroid named TARDIS

by MaryAnn Johanson
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Main-belt Asteroid 3325 — discovered in 1984 by astronomer Brian A. Skiff at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona — is designated “TARDIS.” After you-know-what.
More on the body’s technical details at Jet Propulsion Laboratory. It made a close approach to Earth in April 2012.

(That is not a photo of Asteroid 3325, alas. As far as I can determine, we don’t have a photo of it.)

Via @bluebox99.

Someday, I have no doubt, there will be a real planet named Gallifrey…

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B. Lynch
B. Lynch
Thu, Aug 30, 2012 4:05pm

if we don’t have a photo of the asteroid, it’s because it’s probably disguised as something else! 

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lescarr
lescarr
reply to  B. Lynch
Thu, Aug 30, 2012 5:52pm

or it’s a low level perception filter. Or we’re thick.

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Jack Deth
Jack Deth
Fri, Aug 31, 2012 4:16am

Looks like a potato…. Must be the TARDIS.

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Tam Rankin
Tam Rankin
Sat, Sep 01, 2012 4:14am

Sexy ;)

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