(5105) Westerhout

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( 5105 ) Westerhout is an asteroid of the main belt, which was discovered on October 4, 1986 by the American astronomer Edward LG Bowell at the Anderson Mesa Station (IAU code 688 ) of the Lowell Observatory in Coconino County.

The asteroid was named after the Dutch astronomer Gart Westerhout (1927-2012) appointed who specialized as a radio astronomer at radio sources in the Milky Way and the now standard galactic coordinate system established.

Orbital inclination Longitude of the ascending node Orbital speed Albedo Intrinsic brightness Edward L. G. Bowell Minor planet designation Coconino County, Arizona List of minor planets
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