Named in honor of James V. Scotti {1960– } of the University of Arizona, Tucson. Scotti works with the SPACEWATCH {see planet  (4255)} Telescope, which is the 0.9-m reflector of the Steward Observatory on Kitt Peak. He has developed most of the system’s software and has carried out final checks and data reduction for the CCD scanning observations of comets and minor planets. (M 12211) _ _.