Dictionary of Minor Planet Names pp 255-255 | Cite as
(3097) Tacitus
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2011 P-L. Discovered 1960 Sept. 24 by C. J. van Houten and I. van Houten-Groeneveld at Palomar.
Named for the Roman historian who lived in the first century A.D. (M 11159)
Tacitus is also honored by a lunar crater.
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