1030 Vitja

1030 Vitja
Discovery
Discovered by Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky[1]
Discovery date May 25, 1924[1]
Designations
MPC designation 1030 Vitja[1]
1924 RQ[1]
Main-belt asteroid

    1030 Vitja is an asteroid. It was discovered by Soviet/Russian astronomer Vladimir Aleksandrovich Albitzky on May 25, 1924. Its provisional designation was 1924 RQ. It was named after Viktor Zaslavsky, Russian World War II hero.[1]

    References

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Schmadel, Lutz (1992). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names 1 (5th ed.). Berlin: Springer Verlag. ISBN 3-540-00238-3.