4954 Eric
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4954 Eric is an Amor asteroid
discovered by Brian P. Roman
. It was named after its discoverer's son, Eric Roman.
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...
discovered by Brian P. Roman
Brian P. Roman
Brian P. Roman is an American astronomer.He discovered a number of asteroids, and also co-discovered the periodic comets 111P/Helin-Roman-Crockett, 117P/Helin-Roman-Alu and 132P/Helin-Roman-Alu.The asteroid 4575 Broman was named in his honour.- Sources :...
. It was named after its discoverer's son, Eric Roman.