Word: iau
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams (CBAT), a division of the International Astronomical Union (IAU) based in Paris, France and operated through the SAO, officially authorizes and names all new comets...
...about the size of the comet that killed off the dinosaurs. He points out that his asteroid is so far considered benign, meaning it does not threaten to intercept the earth's orbit anytime soon. Needless to say, Jaroff is quite pleased to be acknowledged by the IAU and to gain this bit of immortality: "I've never had anything named after me before, not even my children...