Personal Interests
David Tholen and Roy Tucker, co-discovers of 2004 MN4, are both fans of the TV series Stargate SG-1, which influenced the naming of the asteroid. The show's most persistent villain is Apophis, an alien also named for the Egyptian god. "We considered a number of names, but 'Apophis' kept floating to the top," says Tucker. "Apophis was a very fitting name for 2004 MN4 not only because of its threatening nature, but also because of its evolution from an Aten asteroid to an Apollo asteroid during the 2029 encounter." .
Tholen frequently posts to various Usenet groups using the alias tholen@antispam.ham.
Tholen is a fan of the University of Kansas Jayhawks college basketball team and the Kansas City Royals Major League Baseball team.
He also plays clarinet and bass clarinet for the Honolulu Community Concert Band and the Oahu Community Orchestra.
He is also a user of the OS/2, Linux, Windows, Solaris, and Mac OS operating systems.
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