M. P. C. 24 765 1995 FEB. 15
(4992) K\'alm\'an = 1982 UX10
Discovered 1982 Oct. 25 by L. V. Zhuravleva at the Crimean
Astrophysical Observatory.
Named in memory of the Hungarian composer Imre K\'alm\'an
(1882-1953).
(5124) Muraoka = 1989 CW
Discovered 1989 Feb. 4 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in honor of Kenji Muraoka (b. 1955), a Japanese amateur
astronomer who plays an active role in calculating comet orbits.
(5200) Pamal = 1983 CM
Discovered 1983 Feb. 11 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of
Lowell Observatory.
Named for Patrick Michael Malotki (b. 1974), friend of the discoverer,
on the occasion of his 21st birthday. For many Francophones, the phrase "pas
mal" is the highest form of compliment.
(5231) Verne = 1988 JV
Discovered 1988 May 9 by C. S. Shoemaker, E. M. Shoemaker and H. E.
Holt at Palomar.
Named for Jules Verne (1828-1905), French novelist and playwright.
One of the founding fathers of modern science fiction, he was also the
author of numerous works of mainstream adventure fiction. His best-known
tales include {\it From the Earth to the Moon} (1865), {\it Twenty Thousand
Leagues under the Sea} (1870) and {\it Around the World in Eighty Days}
(1873). The discoverers are great fans of Verne's work, as is
M. M. Dworetsky, who suggested the name and prepared the citation.
(5677) Aberdonia = 1987 SQ1
Discovered 1987 Sept. 21 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of
the Lowell Observatory.
Named in honor of the University of Aberdeen on the occasion of the
quincentenary of its founding, 1995 Feb. 10. The University is noted as
having been home to the first chair of medicine in the English-speaking
world. The teaching of natural philosophy was established more than 400
years ago, and the earliest record of the teaching of astronomy dates back
to 1593. Occupants of chairs of natural philosophy include James Clerk
Maxwell and more recently the Nobel laureate George Paget Thomson.
(5819) Shinsengumi = 1989 AH
Discovered 1989 Jan. 3 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Shinsengumi was the name of a 300-member group of samurai that
organized the defense of the Tokugawa shogunate and kept order in
Kyoto during 1863--1869.
(5823) Oryo = 1989 YH
Discovered 1989 Dec. 20 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named for Oryo Narasaki (1842-1913), wife of the Japanese
revolutionary Ryoma Sakamoto.
(5824) Inagaki = 1989 YM
Discovered 1989 Dec. 24 by T. Seki at Geisei.
Named in honor of Minoru Inagaki (b. 1958), well-known guitarist
from Akashi city.
(5884) Dolezal = 6045 P-L
Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van
Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Named in memory of Erich Dolezal (1902-1990). He was a talented
writer and popularizer of astronomy and space science. He wrote many
books and later became Science Advisor of Radio Austria in Vienna,
where he gave numerous lectures to schoolchildren and adults. In 1949, he
was a co-founder of the Austrian Society for Space Research that was
eventually merged into the International Astronautical Federation.
Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by H. Haupt.
(5885) Apeldoorn = 3137 T-2
Discovered 1973 Sept. 30 by C. J. van Houten and I. van
Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
Named in honor of Berend Caspar Jan Apeldoorn (b. 1944), Dutch amateur
astronomer, on the occasion of his 50th birthday. Since 1961, Ben has
specialized in meteors and meteorites, observing meteors both visually and
photographically. He has written many articles on astronomy for astronomical
periodicals and yearbooks, as well as for general magazines and newspapers.
Apeldoorn still makes important contributions to the popularization of
astronomy and is a member of the Meteor Section of the Dutch Society for
Meteorology and Astronomy. Name proposed by the discoverers following a
suggestion by F. Bettonvil, chairman of the Meteor Section.
(5902) Talima = 1987 QY10
Discovered 1987 Aug. 27 by L. G. Karachkina at the Crimean
Astrophysical Observatory.
Named for Tatiana Alimovna Damir (b. 1923), friend of the
discoverer, daughter of Alim Matveevich Damir (5717) and wife of Sergej
Petrovich Kapitsa (5094).
(5941) Valencia = 1982 UQ6
Discovered 1982 Oct. 20 by L. G. Karachkina at the Crimean
Astrophysical Observatory.
Named for the large Mediterranean seaport city in Spain, administrative
center of the province of the same name and an important industrial,
cultural and scientific center. Name proposed by the Institute of
Theoretical Astronomy, which collaborates with the Astronomical Observatory
of the University of Valencia.
(5944) Utesov = 1984 JA2
Discovered 1984 May 2 by L. G. Karachkina at the Crimean
Astrophysical Observatory.
Named in memory of Leonid Osipovich Utesov (1895-1982), famous
Russian singer, musician, actor, founder and artistic leader of the first
Russian theatricalized jazz band (1929). The name is given by the
discoverer on the occasion of one-hundredth anniversary of Utesov's birth,
following a suggestion by L. R. Nemirovskij.
(5954) Epikouros = 1987 QS1
Discovered 1987 Aug. 19 by E. W. Elst at the European Southern
Observatory.
Named for the great philosopher Epikouros (341-270 B.C.), well known
for his exposition of the atomistic theory of physics, inspired by the
teachings of Demokritos. He was also celebrated for his ethical teaching,
to which we owe "epicurism". Living in an age when the Greeks had lost
their political freedom in Macedonia, Epikouros wanted to restore mental
freedom by means of his physics to ensure "quietude of the mind".
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