Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser gets asteroid named after her
nme.comCocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser has had an asteroid named after her by the International Astronomical Union.Their label, 4AD, announced the naming of the asteroid on their official social media pages on Thursday (September 28). “Yesterday, after 10 years of research, the International Astronomical Union have named the asteroid 2013 TF19, ‘Fraser’, after Elizabeth Fraser,” read the caption posted to the label’s Instagram.It continued: “It does not pose a threat to humankind and will not collide with Earth for millions of years.
It can only be viewed using an advance telescope but luckily is available to see on @nasa’s website.”They added that the asteroid was discovered on August 31, 2013 by M.
Kusiak, M. Żołnowski at Tincana.4AD also shared a diagram of Fraser’s location in the sky. Check out the post below.Yesterday, after 10 years of research, the International Astronomical Union have named the asteroid 2013 TF19, "Fraser", after Elizabeth Fraser.
Learn more about the astroid on @nasa's website. https://t.co/KdNvLv3JGK pic.twitter.com/rpojT9ULfI— 4AD (@4AD_Official) September 28, 2023Fans quickly took to the comment section to share their excitement over the asteroid.
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