Clyde Tombaugh
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 27 years ago |
| Date of birth | February 4,1906 |
| Zodiac sign | Aquarius |
| Born | Streator |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | January 17,1997 |
| Died | Las Cruces |
| New Mexico | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Patricia Edson Tombaugh |
| Discovered | Pluto |
| 4755 Nicky | |
| 2839 Annette | |
| 5701 Baltuck | |
| (6618) 1936 SO | |
| 2941 Alden | |
| 3310 Patsy | |
| Siblings | Charles Frederich Tombaugh |
| Anita Rachel Tombaugh | |
| Awards | Jackson-Gwilt Medal |
| Rittenhouse Medal | |
| Children | Annette Tombaugh |
| Alden Tombaugh | |
| Parents | Muron Tombaugh |
| Adella Pearl Chritton Tombaugh | |
| Education | Northern Arizona University |
| University of Kansas | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 675132 |
Clyde Tombaugh Life story
Clyde William Tombaugh was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was considered a planet, but was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
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