Catanach



Asteroid 11413, Catanach, was discovered on May 10, 1999 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research (LINEAR) Team at Socorro, New Mexico. It has a period of 3 years, 191 days.

It was named for Allen, Texas high school student Therese Anne Catanach (born 1985), whose zoology-related science project got her to the finals in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

Therese Catanach


Astrologically, asteroid Catanach's meaning seems to be what its name might suggest: "cut a notch" (make a kill, make a coup).



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