What is the name of the asteroid named after Lederberg?
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Answer
Asteroid Lederberg is named after the American geneticist and microbiologist Joshua Lederberg. It was discovered by Eleanor F. Helin and Eugene M. Shoemaker at Palomar Observatory in 1978.
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