1990 OK1. Discovered 1990 July 27 by H. E. Holt at Palomar.
Named in honor of Bobby G. Williams (1951– ), celestial mechanics and spacecraft navigation expert at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Williams has been a leader of the navigation effort for the NEAR mission to (253) Mathilde and (433) Eros. (M 35483)
Name suggested and citation provided by J. Veverka and D. K. Yeomans.
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(2003). (5642) Bobbywilliams. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5346
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