8262 Carcich | Discovered 1985 Sept. 14 by E. Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory. |
Named in honor of Brian T. Carcich (b. 1956), developer of innovative computer software at Cornell University. Carcich has been responsible for developing key software used to acquire remote sensing data on spacecraft missions to minor planets and comets, including NEAR, Galileo and CONTOUR. Name suggested and citation provided by J. Veverka. |
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