Claim: 2882 Tedesco is an elongated, carbonaceous C-type Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt that was discovered on 26 July 1981 by E. Bowell in the Anderson Mesa Station and  named after American astronomer Ed Tedesco.
Evidence: The likely elongated C-type asteroid has a rotation period of 19.8 hours. 2882 Tedesco, provisional designation 1981 OG, is a Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 22 kilometers (14 miles) in diameter. 26 July 1981 E. Bowell Anderson Mesa Stn. Ed Tedesco
(American astronomer)