Named in memory of Evgenij Pavlovich Leonov (1926–1994), prominent Soviet artist, an actor of the Moscow Lenin Komsomol Theatre. Well known for his many brilliant and impressive roles on stage and screen, he was a favorite actor of children and the public generally. (M 34621) _ _.
Discovered on 8-10-1969 in Nauchnyj by Chernykh, L. I.