| 8330 Fitzroy | Discovered 1982 Mar. 28 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory. |
| British Naval Officer, hydrographer and meteorologist Robert FitzRoy (1805-1865) was captain of the HMS Beagle, which sailed around the world with Charles Darwin aboard as naturalist. FitzRoy was governor of New Zealand (1843-1848) and in 1854 established and directed what is now the British Meteorological Office. |
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| Reference: 20060809/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2007-08-08 |
