John J. Brooks (1933– ), a mechanical engineer and amateur astronomer in the γ-ray bursts field at the Santa Barbara Astronomical Group, co-founded a small CCD {see planet (15000)} brand that in 1991 developed star tracking equipment, allowing the start of the CCD revolution in the amateur astronomer’s world. (M 46683) _ _.
Discovered on 23-2-1998 in Farra d'Isonzo by Farra d'Isonzo