Mr. Spock

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Mr. Spock

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The asteroid was named after the discoverer’s (James B. Gibson’s) cat, “Mr. Spock”, itself named after the fictional character.

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  1. alternative Alternative form of Spock (fictional character from Star Trek).
  2. An asteroid in Main Asteroid Belt, Solar System; discovered in 1971, the 2309th asteroid registered. I happen to have the Asteroid Mr. Spock on my Ascendant, and have been compared to the Vulcan in physical appearance for many years, even before I found out I had that asteroid on my ascendant. Spooky, huh?

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@misc{mr_spock_2026,
  title = {Mr. Spock},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mr.%20spock},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}