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1968 AA. Discovered 1968 Jan. 1 by C. U. Cesco and A. G. Samuel at El Leoncito.
Named in honor of the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, which operated the observatory at El Leoncito {see planet (2311)} in association with Yale and Columbia Universities. The name is also that of the region formed by three provinces in western Argentina, namely, Mendoza, San Juan and San Luis. (M 3828)
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(2003). (1917) Cuyo. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1918
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