Discovery date 3 January 1976 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 3 January 1976 Named after Juan A. Bussolini Discoverer Félix Aguilar Observatory | MPC designation 2490 Bussolini Observation arc 65.58 yr (23954 days) Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Discovered by Felix Aguilar Observatory Alternative names 1976 AG · 1962 WN2
1977 KK · 1978 NT3
1978 QH Discovery site Carlos U. Cesco Astronomical Station People also search for Sun, 5386 Bajaja, 19079 Hernández | ||
2490 Bussolini, provisionally designated 1976 AG, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 3, 1976 by the Félix Aguilar Observatory at Leoncito Astronomical Complex, Argentina. The asteroid's estimated diameter of 11.6 kilometers has not yet been verified.
The asteroid was named after solar physicist Juan Bussolini (1905–1966), director of the Observatorio de Fisica Cosmica de San Miguel and an important supporter of the Felix Aguilar Observatory.
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