A newly discovered asteroid is about to be named after a Russian comedian. Nikolai Chernykh of the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory wants to name the asteroid - which is seven miles across and visible from Earth every 15 months - after Mikhail Zadornov. The name has been approved by the International Astronomical Union.
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