1976 GM7. Discovered 1976 Apr. 4 by N. S. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Named in honor of Kirsan Nikolaevich Ilyumzhinov (1962– ), chess grandmaster and president of the International Chess Federation, elected in 1996 for a second term. (M 30097)
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(2003). (5570) Kirsan. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5300
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