Gene A. Lucas (1946– ), an amateur astronomer and telescope maker since 1961, cofounded the Saguaro Astronomy Club in Phoenix in 1977 and was an astrovideography pioneer in live public-television broadcasts of comet 1P/Halley during 1985–1986. (M 43193) _ _.
Discovered on 11-4-2000 in Fountain Hills by Juels, C. W.