Named in honor of Canadian astronomer Dmitry Monin (b. 1973) in appreciation of his devoted service as the telescope technical officer at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory and at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre of the National Research Council of Canada. Dmitry is an authority on the magnetic fields of massive stars.
Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 4, Number 15, page 13
Name:
Monin
Number:
734551
Designation:
2015 BS16
Disc. Date:
1997-04-07
Discoverer:
D. D. Balam / Dominion / 658
Disc. Place:
D. D. Balam / Dominion / 658