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- 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- 1 2 "6183 Viscome (1987 SF7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 February 2019.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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