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Bob McDonald's space legacy
Canadian science communicator Bob McDonald gets asteroid named after him.
In brief
Canadian science communicator Bob McDonald gets asteroid named after him. Bob McDonald, CBC science correspondent, has asteroid 2006 XN67 named after him. Originally reported by Nationalpost.
Bob McDonald
Longtime CBC science correspondent Bob McDonald is synonymous with science and learning for many Canadian children.
Honorary degrees
McDonald holds 13 honorary degrees, medals from NSERC and The Royal Society of Canada.
Asteroid named after him
Asteroid 2006 XN67 is named after McDonald, discovered Dec 12, 2006 by David Balam.
Space dream
McDonald said he almost fell overboard when learning he was named after by an asteroid.
Asteroid description
Asteroid 2006 XN67 is a main belt object that never accreted enough material to become a planet.
Order of Canada
McDonald was named an Officer in the Order of Canada in 2011 for his science journalism.
The key point
Bob McDonald, CBC science correspondent, has asteroid 2006 XN67 named after him.
