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- ↑ Lutz D. Schmadel: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (5th Edition), p. 624. Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3
- ↑ The 2005 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
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