asteroid (10097) Humbroncos

This citation honours the memory of sixteen persons, including ten members of the Humboldt Broncos, a junior hockey team, who died in a bus crash in Saskatchewan, Canada, on 2018-04-06. The tragedy had a unifying effect on the community and there was an emotional response all across Canada. This name was put forward by the RASC Prince George Centre.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 2, Number 2, page 6

Author: 
pjedicke@yahoo.com
Name: 
Humbroncos
Number: 
10097
Designation: 
1991 RV16
Disc. Date: 
1991-09-15
Discoverer: 
H. E. Holt
Disc. Place: 
Palomar