Discovered by E. Bowell Minor planet category Main belt Discovered 8 February 1984 Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | Discovery date 8 February 1984 Observation arc 22597 days (61.87 yr) Orbits Sun Named after Walter Scott Houston Asteroid group Asteroid belt | |
Alternative names 1954 EF, 1978 NP, 1979 VT1, 1981 JL1, 1984 CX Aphelion 2.45481 AU (367.234 Gm) People also search for 3030 Vehrenberg, 3015 Candy, 3016 Meuse, 2648 Owa, Sun | ||
3031 Houston is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 8, 1984 by Edward L. G. ("Ted") Bowell at the Lowell Observatory, Anderson Mesa Station. It is named after Walter Scott Houston, an American amateur astronomer.
From Minor Planet Circular 10845:
Named in honor of Walter Scott Houston, American amateur astronomer well known for his column Deep-Sky Wonders in the magazine Sky & Telescope. Houston has specialized in the visual study of deep-sky objects and has guided countless amateurs to view and marvel at the varied objects within the grasp of small telescopes. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by P. L. Dombrowski.
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