Named for a tributary of the river Meuse {see planet (3016)} in Namur {see planet (3374)}, site of Caesar’s victory over Boduognat {see planet (3458)}, leader of the Belgian tribes, in 59 B.C. (M 19336) _ _.
Discovered on 15-12-1979 in La Silla by Debehogne, H., Netto, E. R.