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1961 UA. Discovered 1961 Oct. 16 at the Goethe Link Observatory at Brooklyn, Indiana.
Named in memory of John Couch Adams (1819–1892), the British mathematical astronomer who predicted the existence of the planet Neptune. (M 4237)
Adams is also honored by a lunar crater.
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(2003). (1996) Adams. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1997
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