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References
- ↑ "991 McDonalda (1922 NB)". JPL Small-Body Database . NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory . Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel (2011). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006–2008. Springer. ISBN 978-3-642-01966-1.
