Robert Brent Thirsk (b.1953-08-17 in New Westminster, British Columbia), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1983, flew on space shuttle mission STS-78. The Canadian Space Agency's website has an official biography.
Name proposed and citation prepared by Peter Jedicke and Robert Jedicke.
Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid
Reference: MPC 49100
Name:
Thirsk
Number:
14937
Designation:
1995 CP3
Disc. Date:
1995-02-01
Discoverer:
Spacewatch
Disc. Place:
Kitt Peak