Discovered by E. Bowell MPC designation 9930 Billburrows Discovered 5 February 1984 Orbits Sun Discoverer Edward L. G. Bowell Asteroid group Asteroid belt | Discovery date 5 February 1984 Observation arc 23844 days (65.28 yr) Absolute magnitude 13.8 Spectral type C-type asteroid Discovery site Anderson Mesa Station | |
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Alternative names 1984 CP, 1961 CO, 1961 EF, 1980 BB6 Aphelion 2.6891492 AU (402.29099 Gm) | ||
9930 Billburrows is a C-type main belt asteroid. It orbits the Sun once every 3.80 years.
Discovered on February 5, 1984 by Ted Bowell working at the Anderson Mesa Station of the Lowell Observatory, it was given the provisional designation "1984 CP". It was later renamed "Billburrows" after William E. Burrows, a professor at New York University who founded the Science, Health and Environmental Reporting school there. The name was suggested by E. M. Standish.
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