Frank Edmondson (Indiana) has received approval to name an asteroid for the WIYN Telescope, (4299) WIYN = 1952 QX. (4299) WIYN was discovered at Indiana University's Goethe Link Observatory in 1952. Asteroids are named by the "Small Bodies Names Committee" of the IAU, under guidance of the Minor Planet Center. By convention, the discoverer of the asteroid may suggest a name for that asteroid. We have Edmondson to thank for honoring the WIYN Observatory in this way.
(4299) WIYN has a period of 3.36 years and orbits the sun with a semi- major axis of 2.2 au. It was last at opposition on 1999/8/30 when it was 15th magnitude.
The citation in naming 1952 QX reads "Named for the WIYN telescope, located at the Kitt Peak National Observatory. This 3.5-m telescope is jointly operated by the University of Wisconsin, Indiana University, Yale University, and the National Optical Astronomy Observatories."
Caty Pilachowski