George Takei has his own asteroid

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Jord Send message Joined: 30 Aug 07 Posts: 125 Credit: 207,206 RAC: 0	Message 59 - Posted: 3 Oct 2007, 23:30:51 UTC Last modified: 3 Oct 2007, 23:32:02 UTC Source. An asteroid between Mars and Jupiter has been renamed 7307 Takei in honor of the actor, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu in the original "Star Trek" series and movies. "I am now a heavenly body," Takei, 70, said Tuesday, laughing. "I found out about it yesterday. ... I was blown away. It came out of the clear, blue sky -- just like an asteroid." The celestial rock, discovered by two Japanese astronomers in 1994, was formerly known as 1994 GT9. It joins the 4659 Roddenberry (named for the show's creator, Gene Roddenberry) and the 68410 Nichols (for co-star Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura). Other main-belt asteroids have been named for science fiction luminaries Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. Way to go, George. :-) Jord. The BOINC FAQ Service. ID: 59 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Warped Send message Joined: 2 May 08 Posts: 6 Credit: 33,000 RAC: 0	Message 7724 - Posted: 14 Dec 2008, 14:21:49 UTC - in response to Message 59. Well done, George. ID: 7724 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Matthew Love Send message Joined: 24 Feb 08 Posts: 99 Credit: 23,679 RAC: 0	Message 7958 - Posted: 23 Dec 2008, 17:58:35 UTC Any word when they will name other asteroids after star trek cast members? ID: 7958 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote