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1978 QK1. Discovered 1978 Aug. 31 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Igor’ Stanislavovich Astapovich (1908–1976), a professor at Kiev University known for his research in meteor astronomy. (M 7784)
Obituary published in Komety Meteory, No. 26, p. 43–48 (1977). A biographic notice is published in WGN, Vol. 27, No. 2, p. 103–110 (1999).
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(2003). (2408) Astapovich. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2409
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