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George R. Viscome (born 1956) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He also worked as a broadcast technician in Albany, New York.

Viscome has discovered 33 asteroids. Asteroid 6183 Viscome, discovered by Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in 1987, was named in his honor. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 February 1995 (M.P.C. 24766).

List of discovered minor planets

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers § G. R. Viscome

References

1. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
2. ^ "6183 Viscome (1987 SF7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
3. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

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