A main-belt asteroid has been named for my wife, Constance L. Martin-Trembley, a school teacher at New Haven Elementary School, Macomb Intermediate School District.

Constance L. Martin-Trembley

Citation reads:

(117852) Constance = 2005 JG₁₅₁
    Discovered 2005 May 3 by the Catalina Sky Survey.
    Constance L. Martin-Trembley (b. 1962) has been a beloved and inspirational science teacher for over a decade. Connie has organized educational trips, run an after school book club and science club, and has a passion for astronomy. She was awarded Teacher of the year for her district in 2007.
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Connie taught 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade advanced science at Endeavour Middle School for years, before being moved to 3rd grade; she continually has former students visit her in her classroom to tell her how much FUN her science class was, and how much they appreciated how she had urged them towards achieving their goals.

Asteroid (117852) Constance. Image Provided by the Catalina Sky Survey

Orbit of Asteroid Constance – top view.
Image credit: International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center.

Orbit of Asteroid Constance – oblique view.
Image credit: International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center.

Orbit of Asteroid Constance – side view.
Image credit: International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center.

Location of Asteroid (117852) Constance as of 18 Apr 2014.
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Asteroid (117852) Constance, formerly designated 2005 JG₁₅₁, is 2-5km in diameter, and is not likely to be even remotely spherical. An asteroid’s size is implicit from its absolute magnitude (H) see: Absolute Magnitude Table.

It is in a stable, nearly circular but inclined orbit within the main asteroid belt; it is not a Near-Earth Asteroid, or a Potentially-Hazardous Asteroid. (People keep asking us that for some reason…)

Minor Planet Center Listing for asteroid (117852) Constance
Minor Planet Center Circular containing citation for asteroid (117852) Constance – April 15, 2014
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