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1928 VA. Discovered 1928 Nov. 5 by J. Comas Solá at Barcelona.
Named in honor of the discoverer José Comas Solá (1868–1937), astronomer at Barcelona and founder of the “iedad Astronomica de España y America”. Pepita is the feminine form of Pepito, the familiar name of the discoverer. The discoverer is also honored by planet (1655). (H 104)
Comas Solá also honored by a crater on Mars.
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(2003). (1102) Pepita. In: Dictionary of Minor Planet Names. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_1103
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