Hugh Noel Alexander Maclean (1915-2003) was an amateur astronomer in St. Catharines, Ontario, who helped found the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Niagara Centre, in 1960. President of the Niagara Centre during 1966-1968 and 1978-1979, he inspired a generation of young members. He was employed as a shipping foreman.
Name proposed and citation prepared by Peter Jedicke and Robert Jedicke.
Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid
Ref: MPC 49099
Name:
Hughmaclean
Number:
14146
Designation:
1998 SP42
Disc. Date:
1998-09-28
Discoverer:
Spacewatch
Disc. Place:
Kitt Peak