1312 Vassar was discovered by G. van Biesbroeck—a Belgian-American astronomer specializing in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets—at Yerkes Observatory in 1933 wherein its name was randomly thought of by Biesbroeck.
1312 Vassar was discovered by G. van Biesbroeck—a Belgian-American astronomer specializing in the observation of double stars, asteroids and comets—at Yerkes Observatory in 1933 wherein its name was randomly thought of by Biesbroeck.