Asteroid (288478) Fahlman

Gregory Gaylord Fahlman (b. 1944) has served since 2003 as the Director General of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada. He has made extensive contributions to studies of globular star clusters using groundand space-based telescopes.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272

Author: 
ebriggs733@gmail.com
Name: 
Fahlman
Number: 
288478
Designation: 
2004 FA17
Disc. Date: 
2004-03-16
Discoverer: 
Balam, D.D.
Disc. Place: 
Mauna Kea