| 5972 Harryatkinson | Discovered 1991 Aug. 5 by H. E. Holt at Palomar. |
| New Zealand-born physicist Harry Atkinson (b. 1929), on the staff of the U.K. government's chief scientist (1969-1972), was head of astronomy and space for the Science Research Council (1972-1978) and chair of the European Space Agency Council (1984-1987). In 2000 he chaired the U.K. Task Force on Near-Earth Objects. |
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