5332 Davidaguilar
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5332 Davidaguilar is an Amor-class
minor planet
. It was discovered by Atsushi Sugie
at Dynic Astronomical Observatory on February 16, 1990. It was named for David Aguilar, the director of public affairs for the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Amor asteroid
The Amor asteroids are a group of near-Earth asteroids named after the asteroid 1221 Amor. They approach the orbit of the Earth from beyond, but do not cross it. Most Amors do cross the orbit of Mars...
minor planet
Minor planet
An asteroid group or minor-planet group is a population of minor planets that have a share broadly similar orbits. Members are generally unrelated to each other, unlike in an asteroid family, which often results from the break-up of a single asteroid...
. It was discovered by Atsushi Sugie
Atsushi Sugie
is a Japanese astronomer. He works at the Dynic Astronomical Observatory and has discovered many planets while working there.The asteroid 3957 Sugie is named after him....
at Dynic Astronomical Observatory on February 16, 1990. It was named for David Aguilar, the director of public affairs for the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.