8289 An-Eefje
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8289 An-Eefje is a main-belt asteroid, discovered on May 3, 1992 by H. Debehogne at the European Southern Observatory
. It is named after An Marchal and Eefje Lambrecks, two Belgian women who were kidnapped and killed by Marc Dutroux
in 1996.
European Southern Observatory
The European Southern Observatory is an intergovernmental research organisation for astronomy, supported by fifteen countries...
. It is named after An Marchal and Eefje Lambrecks, two Belgian women who were kidnapped and killed by Marc Dutroux
Marc Dutroux
Marc Dutroux is a Belgian serial killer and child molester, convicted of having kidnapped, tortured and sexually abused six girls during 1995 and 1996, ranging in age from 8 to 19, four of whom he murdered. He was also convicted of having killed a suspected former accomplice, Bernard Weinstein,...
in 1996.