Discovered 1977-Aug-19 by Chernykh, N. at Nauchnyj.
Named in memory of Ernest Apushevich Dibaj (1931—1983), an astrophysicist known for his research on the interstellar medium, variable stars and extragalactic systems. A professor at Moscow University, he was head of the Crimean Station of the Sternberg Astronomical Institute from 1962 to 1977.
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