Discovered by E. Bowell MPC designation 2939 Coconino Observation arc 39.49 yr (14422 days) Absolute magnitude 12.5 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell | Discovery date 21 February 1982 Minor planet category main-belt Discovered 21 February 1982 Orbits Sun Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1982 DP ยท 1952 HU31976 ST4 | ||
2939 Coconino, provisionally designated 1982 DP, is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 21, 1982 by Edward Bowell at Lowell Observatory's Anderson Mesa Station in Flagstaff, United States.
Named after Coconino County, Arizona of which Flagstaff is the county seat. The word Coconino derives from the language of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona.
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