Discovered by S. J. Bus MPC designation 9524 O'Rourke Alternative names 1981 EJ5 · 1975 NU Discovered 2 March 1981 Argument of perihelion 9.9075° Discoverer Schelte J. Bus Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 2 March 1981 Named after Laurence O'Rourke Minor planet category main-belt Inclination 4.9438° Orbits Sun Discovery site Siding Spring Observatory | |
9524 O'Rourke, provisionally designated 1981 EJ5, is a main-belt asteroid. It was discovered by Schelte J. Bus at the Siding Spring Observatory near Coonabarabran, New South Wales, Australia, on March 2, 1981.
It is named after Laurence O'Rourke, a researcher at the European Space Astronomy Centre in Madrid and SGS operations coordinator of the Rosetta mission.
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