Named in honor of the Reverend Robert O. Evans, Australian amateur astronomer and discoverer of several extragalactic supernovae. Evans has successfully used a systematic visual search program to examine selected galaxies for supernova activity. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by P. L. Dombrowski. He was named an Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on 1993-02-06.
Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid
Reference: MPC 10845
Name:
Evans
Number:
3032
Designation:
1984 CA1
Disc. Date:
1984-02-08
Discoverer:
Bowell, E.
Disc. Place:
Anderson Mesa