1977 PZ1. Discovered 1977 Aug. 14 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.

Named in honor of Petr Grigor’evich Kulikovskij {1910– }, stellar astronomer and distinguished authority on the history of astronomy. An assistant professor at Moscow University, Kulikovskij is widely known as the author of a reference book for amateur astronomers and also as a musician and composer. (M 7784)