Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 2011-06-11 10:39
Discovered by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld. Named in honour of Anne B. Underhill, a well-known astrophysicist and an expert in the field of the structure of early-type stars.
Dr. Underhill was nominated as an honorary member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on 1996-03-23.
JRASC [1]
Reference: MPC 7471
Name:
Underhill
Number:
2154
Designation:
2015 P-L
Disc. Date:
1960-09-24
Discoverer:
van Houten, C.J.
Disc. Place:
Palomar