[vsnet-chat 3800] 9706 Bouma

[Brian Skiff <bas@lowell.edu>]

     In the November batch of the "Minor Planet Circulars" were announcements
of asteroid names for a number of Dutch amateurs, including at least one well
known to 'vsnet' folks.  Congrats!

\Brian



(9706) Bouma = 3176 T-3
     Discovered 1977 Oct. 16 by C. J. van Houten and I. van
Houten-Groeneveld on Palomar Schmidt plates taken by T. Gehrels.
     Reinder J. Bouma (b. 1949) is one of the best known Dutch amateur
astronomers.  He is very active in the observation of comets, variable
stars and occultations by minor planets.  The name was suggested by C.
de J{a}ger.

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