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George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.
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George Mary Searle
American astronomer (1839–1918)
George Mary Searle was an American astronomer and Catholic priest.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
55 Pandora
Fairly large and very bright asteroid in the asteroid belt
55 Pandora is a fairly large and very bright asteroid in the asteroid belt. Pandora was discovered by American astronomer and Catholic priest George Mary Searle on September 10, 1858, from the Dudley Observatory near Albany, NY. It was his first and only asteroid discovery.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)