Asteroid (5061) McIntosh

Named in honour of Bruce A. McIntosh (b. 1929) worked at the National Research Council of Canada. The radar meteor survey work he carried out with Peter Millman remains a benchmark. The Czech Academy of Science awarded him a special gold medal for fostering cooperative research on meteors.


Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid


Reference: MPC 43189

Author: 
Anonymous
Name: 
McIntosh
Number: 
5061
Designation: 
1988 DJ
Disc. Date: 
1988-02-22
Discoverer: 
McNaught, R.H.
Disc. Place: 
Siding Spring