1995 UD2. Discovered 1995 Oct. 24 by D. di Cicco at Sudbury. (*M 31923)
One of the premier astronomical organizations, the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) was founded in 1911 by amateur William Tyler Olcott, following Harvard astronomer Edward C. Pickering’s {see planet (784)} prescient vision of a collaboration between amateurs and professionals in the name of science. (M 48388)
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(2006). (8900) AAVSO [2.54, 0.14, 8.7]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_277
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