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1931 GC. Discovered 1931 Apr. 8 by K. Reinmuth at Heidelberg.
Named in honor of Myron Lecar (1930– ), astrophysicist in the Planetary Sciences division of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. Lecar’s research covers the dynamics of both solar system and stellar bodies, and the large-scale structure of the universe. (M 22502)
Named by the Minor Planet Names Committee following a suggestion by members of the Planetary Sciences division.
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(2003). (4417) Lecar. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4367
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