1506 Xosa, discovered by C. Jackson (a South African astronomer born in Ossett, England) on May 15, 1939 in Johannesburg Obs., was named after the Xhosa people, a Bantu ethnic group.
1506 Xosa, discovered by C. Jackson (a South African astronomer born in Ossett, England) on May 15, 1939 in Johannesburg Obs., was named after the Xhosa people, a Bantu ethnic group.