Asteroid (11675) Billboyle

[Willard Sterling] Boyle (b. 1924-08-19 in Amherst, NS, d.2011-05-07 in Truro, NS) co-invented the CCD while at Bell Laboratories in 1969. This device has revolutionized both amateur and professional astronomy. Dr. Boyle was co-awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics. This minor planet was automatically detected by a CCD during an amateur survey.

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid 
 
Ref: MPC 41031
Author: 
ebriggs733@gmail.com
Name: 
Billboyle
Number: 
11675
Designation: 
1998 CP2
Disc. Date: 
1998-02-15
Discoverer: 
Antonini, P.
Disc. Place: 
Bedoin