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2325 Chernykh, provisional designation 1979 SP, is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 23 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 25 September 1979, by Czech astronomer Antonín Mrkos at the Klet Observatory in the Czech Republic. The asteroid was named after Russian astronomer couple Lyudmila Chernykh and Nikolai Chernykh.
11132 Horne, provisional designation 1996 WU, is a Hygiean asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 13 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 17 November 1996, by American amateur astronomer Dennis di Cicco at his Sudbury Observatory in Massachusetts, United States. The asteroid was named for Johnny Horne, photo editor of The Fayetteville Observer.
4525 Johnbauer, provisional designation 1982 JB3, is dark Mitidika asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 15 May 1982, by astronomer couple Eleanor and Eugene Shoemaker, as well as Peter Wilder at the Palomar Observatory in California, United States. The asteroid was named after John Bauer, physics teacher at San Diego City College.
3714 Kenrussell, provisional designation 1983 TT1, is a Eunomian asteroid from the central regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 12 October 1983, by American astronomer Edward Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station near Flagstaff, Arizona, in the United States. It was named for Australian astronomer Kenneth S. Russell. The presumably stony asteroid has a rotation period of 5.25 hours.
3074 Popov, provisional designation 1979 YE9, is a carbonaceous Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 24 December 1979, by Soviet–Russian astronomer Lyudmila Zhuravleva at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory in Nauchnyj on the Crimean peninsula. The B-type asteroid has an unknown rotation period. It was named after Russian physicist Alexander Stepanovich Popov, an early radio pioneer in Russia.
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10241 Miličević, provisional designation 1999 AU6, is a carbonaceous Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 11 kilometers (6.8 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 9 January 1999, by Croatian astronomer Korado Korlević at the Višnjan Observatory in Croatia. The C-type asteroid has a short rotation period of 3.87 hours and was named after hermit and amateur astronomer Don Nikola Miličević.
23327 Luchernandez, provisional designation 2001 BE31, is a Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 2 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 20 January 2001, by astronomers of the LINEAR program at the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site near Socorro, New Mexico, United States. The asteroid was named for ISEF awardee Lucero Hernandez.
7835 Myroncope is an asteroid of the Mitidika family from the central region of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 16 June 1993, by American astronomer Timothy Spahr at the Catalina Station in Arizona, United States. The assumed S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 7.4 hours and measures approximately 10 kilometers in diameter. It was named in memory of American sports announcer Myron Cope (1929–2008).
7449 Döllen, provisional designation 1949 QL, is a stony Florian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 3.5 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 21 August 1949, by German astronomer Karl Reinmuth at the Heidelberg Observatory in southwest Germany. The likely S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 10 hours. It was named after German astronomer Wilhelm Döllen.
31179 Gongju, provisional designation 1997 YR2, is a stony Nysian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 5 kilometers (3 miles) in diameter. It was discovered on 21 December 1997, by Japanese amateur astronomer Naoto Sato at his Chichibu Observatory near Tokyo, central Japan. The S-type asteroid has a rotation period of 4.8 hours and possibly an elongated shape. It was named for the South Korean city of Gongju.
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