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Discovery and designation
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| Discovered by | Elst, E. W. |
| Discovery site | La Silla |
| Discovery date | February 13, 1988 |
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Designations
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| MPC designation | 5115 |
| Named after | Dirk Frimout |
| Alternate name(s) | 1988 CD4 |
| Epoch May 14, 2008 | |
| Ap | 3.4119884 |
| Peri | 2.6350022 |
| Eccentricity | 0.1284914 |
| Orbital period | 1920.2703741 |
| Mean anomaly | 96.03650 |
| Inclination | 8.66863 |
| Longitude of ascending node | 258.35306 |
| Argument of peri | 97.86178 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.3 |
5115 Frimout (1988 CD4) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 13, 1988 by Elst, E. W. at La Silla. It was named after Dirk Frimout, the first Belgian in space.
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