Presentation of plaque to Governor William J. Janklow commemorating the naming
of asteroid No. "26715 South Dakota".  April 29, 2002.

l to r: Ron Dyvig of Badlands Observatory, Governor Janklow, and Dr. Sherry Farwell
         and Tom Durkin of the SD Space Grant Consortium

Plaque reads "ASTEROID NO. 26715 SOUTH DAKOTA: Presented to the state of South Dakota in commemoration of the official naming of asteroid No. 26715 SOUTH DAKOTA by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) on March 28, 2002.  No. 26715 SOUTH DAKOTA is a main-belt asteroid located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, and has a diameter of approximately 3 miles.  It was discovered by Ron Dyvig, using the 26-inch telescope at Badlands Observatory, Quinn, SD on April 16, 2001.

Governor Janklow and Ron Dyvig.

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