26858 Misterrogers

26858 Misterrogers, provisional designation 1993 FR, is a Mars crossing asteroid. It is named after children's television host Fred Rogers.

Rogers, who had a lifelong passion with the sky and astronomy, got a pilot's license while still in high school.^[1] He also produced with the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh a planetarium show called The Sky above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.^[2] This is still shown at many planetariums in the United States.^[3]

References

↑ Kimmel, Margaret Mary. THE WONDER OF IT ALL: Fred Rogers and the Story of an Icon (September 2008). Retrieved 20 March 2018.
↑ The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
↑ The Sky Above Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Carnegie Science Center. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

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[1] Kimmel, Margaret Mary. THE WONDER OF IT ALL: Fred Rogers and the Story of an Icon (September 2008). Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[2] The Sky Above Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

[3] The Sky Above Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood. Carnegie Science Center. Retrieved 20 March 2018.

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