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1981 QC2. Discovered 1981 Aug. 30 by E. Bowell at Anderson Mesa.
Named in honor of Hans Josef Schober {1944– }, astronomer at the Institute for Astronomy, University of Graz {see planet (2806)}. Most of his research has been devoted to photoelectric photometry of minor planets, where he made a major contribution to the study of lightcurves and rotation periods. He is known especially for discoveries of very slow-spinning minor planets and for studies of minor planets with complex lightcurve features. (M 9769)
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(2003). (2871) Schober. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2872
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