Named in honor of Luc L. Braes (1936– ), born in Belgium and since 1958 living and working in the Netherlands, first in Groningen and then at Leiden Observatory. His main interests are the OB-stars and the determination of stellar proper motions. (M 22500) _ _.
Discovered on 24-9-1960 in Palomar by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T.