15149 Loufaix

15149 Loufaix (provisional designation: 2000 EZ₁₄₁) is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered through the Catalina Sky Survey on March 2, 2000. It is named for Louis (Lou) Faix, a mechanical engineer and long-time amateur astronomer in Detroit, Michigan and Tucson, Arizona. He pioneered the use of a cold camera for amateur astrophotography and found success in fighting periodic error in clock drives of the time.^[1]

See also

• List of minor planets: 15001–16000

External links

• 15149 Loufaix at the JPL Small-Body Database

• Discovery · Orbit diagram · Orbital elements · Physical parameters