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12275 Marcelgoffin (1990 VS5) is a main-belt asteroid. It was named in honour of Marcel Goffin (1913-1999) an accomplished amateur violin maker living in Hoboken Belgium. He earned his living as a humble service technician by day but devoted most of his free time to his real vocation violin making. In this art he was completely self-taught. He built a total of 50 instruments the last one at the age of 85.