Elliott Smith now has an asteroid named after him

Elliott Smith now has an asteroid named after him, over two decades since his death.READ MORE: 50 years of Elliott Smith: the tender songwriter’s greatest tracks, as nominated by his close friends and fansThe move has been approved by the International Astronomical Union’s Working Group for Small Body Nomenclature (WGSBN), and will see a minor planet discovered in 2014 become officially named as “(861969) Elliottsmith”.
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