1987 VB. Discovered 1987 Nov. 14 by S. Ueda and H. Kaneda at Kushiro. (*M 24727)
As an 11-year-old living in Oxford, England, Venetia Phair ( née Burney, b. 1919) suggested the name Pluto for the “ninth planet” and first transneptunian object. (M 55720)
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(2006). (6235) Burney [2.24, 0.14, 2.9]. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_140
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