5002 Marnix
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5002 Marnix is a main-belt
asteroid
discovered on September 20, 1987 by E. W. Elst at Rozhen
. It is named for Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, mayor of Antwerp, believed to have been the composer of the 'Wilhelmus', which became the Dutch national anthem in 1932.
Asteroid belt
The asteroid belt is the region of the Solar System located roughly between the orbits of the planets Mars and Jupiter. It is occupied by numerous irregularly shaped bodies called asteroids or minor planets...
asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
discovered on September 20, 1987 by E. W. Elst at Rozhen
Rozhen
Rozhen may refer to:* Rozhen, Bulgaria, a village in Sandanski municipality, Blagoevgrad Province, Bulgaria** the Rozhen Monastery, located nearby* Rozhen, an area in the Rhodope Mountains, in Smolyan municipality, Smolyan Province, Bulgaria...
. It is named for Philips Marnix van Sint Aldegonde, mayor of Antwerp, believed to have been the composer of the 'Wilhelmus', which became the Dutch national anthem in 1932.