David Alexander Dunlap (1863–1924), born in Pembroke, Ontario, a mining magnate, philanthropist and amateur astronomer, was the namesake of the David Dunlap Observatory, location of Canada’s largest optical telescope, and where the first black-hole candidate Cygnus X-1 was discovered and confirmed.
Orbit type: Main Belt
Reference: MPC 65712
Name:
Davidunlap
Number:
70207
Designation:
1999 RP33
Disc. Date:
1999-09-04
Discoverer:
Wolf, M. & White, M.
Disc. Place:
Anza