(55082) Xlendi

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( 55082 ) Xlendi is an asteroid of the inner main belt, which was discovered on 25 August 2001 by Czech astronomers Jana Ticha couple and Miloš Tichý at Kleť Observatory (IAU code 046) in Český Krumlov. An unconfirmed sighting (1998 XO69 ) of the asteroid, there had been already in December 1998 in Socorro, New Mexico at the Lincoln Laboratory Experimental Test System.

( 55082 ) Xlendi is named after the Maltese village of Xlendi, who had visited Jana Ticha and Miloš Tichý in October 2002. The appointment was made by the International Astronomical Union ( IAU) on March 6, 2004. More asteroids whose designation have a Malta - reference, ( 2541 ) Edebono are (named after Edward de Bono ), ( 56329 ) Tarxien (named after the temples Tarxien ) and ( 56422 ) Mnajdra (named after the temple complex Mnajdra ).