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| | Mister Rogers, the Asteroid - May 02, 2003 - E! Online News |
 | | The soft-spoken, sweater-wearing kids' TV host, who died February 27 of stomach cancer, has been immortalized in astronomy ledgers as the namesake of Misterrogers, the asteroid formerly known as Number 26858. |
 | | But when an astronomer is prolific--E.F. Helin discovered 113 minor planets, including Number 26858, between 1973-1994--his or her unnamed asteroids go into a pot whereby they eventually can be named after any person, living or dead, provided the International Astronomical Union grants approval. |
 | | May 2, 2003, 10:15 PM PT Mister Rogers was not your ordinary star. |
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