Asteroid (20030) Bawtenheimer

Daniel C. Bawtenheimer (1900–1981) was a Canadian amateur astronomer who helped found the RASC Windsor Centre in 1944, serving as the first Secretary and then President in 1948–1949 and 1955. He built a 0.25-m telescope, hosted club events annually at his backyard observatory, inspired a generation of young enthusiasts and won the RASC Service Award in 1965.

Reference: WGSBN Bulletin, Volume 3, Number 15, page 8

Orbit type: Main Belt

Author: 
peter@jedicke.ca
Name: 
Bawtenheimer
Number: 
20030
Designation: 
1992 EN30
Disc. Date: 
1992-03-01
Discoverer: 
UESAC
Disc. Place: 
La Silla (809)