Govert Schilling gets his own planetoid

Astronomy journalist Govert Schilling, author of Flash!, is to get his own planetoid: (10986) Govert. The boulder, about six kilometers in diameter, takes 3.32 years to orbit the sun on a path lying between those of Mars and Jupiter. Govert Schilling writes for a number of publications including de Volkskrant.

Published: October 1, 2007 news | non-fiction