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(3130) Hillary

1981 YO. Discovered 1981 Dec. 20 by A. Mrkos at Kleť.

Named in honor of the New Zealand mountaineer Sir Edmund Percival Hillary (1919– ), who, with Sherpa Tenzing Norgay {see planet (6481)}, was the first to conquer Mt. Everest. The discoverer worked with Hillary in Antarctica during the International Geophysical Year, 1957–1958. (M 23135)

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(2003). (3130) Hillary. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3131

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