Named in honor of Mark E. Bailey, a British astronomer at the University of Manchester well known for his work on the origin of comets, the dynamics of the Oort cloud and the capture of comets into short-period orbits. (M 16042) _ _.
Avastatud: 20-9-1976 Avastamiskoht: Kvistaberg Avastajad: Lagerkvist, C.-I., Rickman, H.