5756 Wassenbergh

Wassenbergh
Discovery and designation
Discovered by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels
Discovery site Palomar Observatory
Discovery date September 24, 1960
Designations
MPC designation 5756
Named after Henri Wassenbergh
Alternate name(s) 6034 P-L
Epoch May 14, 2008
Ap 3.1685802
Peri 1.9939822
Eccentricity 0.2275223
Orbital period 1514.7864618
Mean anomaly 185.04424
Inclination 7.58730
Longitude of ascending node 198.09207
Argument of peri 143.68048
Absolute magnitude (H) 14.1

5756 Wassenbergh (6034 P-L) is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 24, 1960 by Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld and Tom Gehrels at Palomar Observatory.[1]

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Designation

In due course, this minor irregularly-shaped planetary body was named for Henri Wassenbergh, who was Professor of Air and Space Law at University of Leiden in the Netherlands from 1977 through 1994. The permanent designation was suggested by Prof. Wassenbergh's secretary and his colleagues at Leiden; and the announcement of this name was timed to coincide with his valedictory address at the university.[1] He had been Professor Extraordinarius of Air and Space Law at Leiden since 1977, and Professor Ordinarius since 1991.[2]

Namesake

Wassenbergh, known to his friends and colleagues as "Or" Wassenbergh, is a Dutch academic and for many years, he was an official of Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM).[1] Since 1967, he had been a member of the Air Transport Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce in Paris. Wassenbergh also participated in the European Centre for Space Law (ECSL) of the European Space Agency (ESA), the International Institute of Space Law of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Air Policy Advisory Group, the Société Française de Droit Aerién, the Netherlands branch of the Legal Committee of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and the Netherlands Interdepartmental Committee on Civil Aviation.[2] In this context, the title of one of his books seems prescient -- Principles of Outer Space Law in Hindsight.[3]

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