196476 Humfernandez
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196476 Humfernandez is a main belt asteroid. It was discovered by Ignacio Ferrín and Carlos Leal on May 2, 2003 at Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
. 196476 Humfernandez is named after Humberto Fernández Morán
, who created the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies.
Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory
The Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Venezuela, run by the Centro de Investigaciones de Astronomia...
. 196476 Humfernandez is named after Humberto Fernández Morán
Humberto Fernández Morán
Humberto Fernández-Morán Villalobos was a Venezuelan research scientist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, renowned for inventing the diamond knife, significantly advancing the development of electromagnetic lenses for electron microscopy based on superconducting technology, and many other scientific...
, who created the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies.