7738 Heyman | Discovered 1981 Nov. 24 at the Oak Ridge Observatory. |
Named in honor of I. Michael Heyman (b. 1930), secretary and linchpin of the Smithsonian Institution's diverse and incomparably rich programs. Educator, legal scholar, civil rights champion, he has unfailingly supported research at the frontiers of astronomy. |
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