15577 Gywilliams | Discovered 2000 Apr. 5 by the Lincoln Laboratory Near-Earth Asteroid Research Team at Socorro. |
Named in honor of Genevieve Y. Williams for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Genevieve is a student at the Palos Verdes Intermediate School, Palos Verdes, California. |
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Reference: 20011002/MPCPages.arc | Last Updated: 2009-05-11 |