9667 Amastrinc

9667 Amastrinc is an asteroid named in honor of Amateur Astronomers, Inc., an astronomy club in Cranford, New Jersey, by astronomer Joe Montani of Spacewatch.[1] Montani discovered the asteroid in April 1997, at Kitt Peak.[1][2] 9667 Amastrinc is a main-belt asteroid, meaning that it is located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "AAI Newsletter". Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. Bond, Gordon. "AAI Honored With Asteroid", The Focus (April – August 2006).