Asteroid (70207) Davidunlap

David Alexander Dunlap (1863–1924), born in Pembroke, Ontario, a mining magnate, philanthropist and amateur astronomer, was the namesake of the David Dunlap Observatory, location of Canada’s largest optical telescope, and where the first black-hole candidate Cygnus X-1 was discovered and confirmed.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 65712

Author: 
ebriggs733@gmail.com
Name: 
Davidunlap
Number: 
70207
Designation: 
1999 RP33
Disc. Date: 
1999-09-04
Discoverer: 
Wolf, M. & White, M.
Disc. Place: 
Anza