Hopkins


Asteroid 17954, Hopkins, was discovered on May 10, 1999 by the LINEAR Team at Socorro, New Mexico. It has a period of 3 years, 155 days and is about 1 3/4 miles in diameter.

It was named for Sandy, Utah high school student and science-fair contestant Brandon James Hopkins (born 1986), who awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his math project, "The Mathematical Modeling of Break Dancing."

Brandon Hopkins


Astrologically, asteroid Hopkins seems to be about wildness, rebellion, a clampdown.



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