Asteroid (4859) Fraknoi

Named for Andrew Fraknoi on the occasion of his resignation as executive director of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. He was named an Honorary Member of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on 2011-10-29.

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid

Reference: MPC 20522

Name: 
Fraknoi
Number: 
4859
Designation: 
1986 TJ2
Disc. Date: 
1986-10-07
Discoverer: 
Bowell, E.
Disc. Place: 
Anderson Mesa