Named in honor of E. M. Berkhuijsen {1937– } of the Max-Planck-Institut für Radioastronomie, Bonn. Her fields of interest include continuum radio radiation of our Galaxy and other galaxies and the study of supernova remnants. (M 16885) _ _.
Discovered on 17-10-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.