Asteroids named after people called Adam
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(4535) Adamcarolla
Adam Carolla (b. 1964) co-hosted Loveline, a syndicated radio program that has dispensed medical and relationship advice to millions of listeners for over 20 years. Adam is a comedian who has also hosted numerous television programs and currently has his own morning radio show. The name was suggested by T. Burbine.Discovered 28 August 1986 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(6596) Bittner
Adam Bittner (1777-1844), the fifth director of the Klementinum observatory in Prague, introduced a timeball in Prague that fell daily at noon. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Šolc.Discovered 15 November 1987 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(9454) Ardeishar
Adam Ardeishar (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attended the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(10588) Adamcrandall
Named in honor of the discoverer's stepson, Adam Crandall Rees (b. 1960).Discovered 18 July 1996 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(11685) Adamcurry
Adam Michael Curry (b. 1984) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and space sciences project. He attends the Palisade High School, Palisade, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(12838) Adamsmith
Adam Smith (1723-1790), a key figure in the Scottish Enlightenment, is renowned for An Enquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1767). In this work he introduced the principle of the division of labor and suggested that self interest is the only way to reach socially beneficial results.Discovered 9 March 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(13434) Adamquade
Adam Robert Quade (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. He attends the St. John the Baptist School, New Brighton, Minnesota.Discovered 4 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(15421) Adammalin
Adam Mikah Malin (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Syosset High School, Syosset, New York.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(15581) Adamkelly
Adam Kelly (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his systems software project. He also received the Dudley R.Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attended the Skerries Community College, Dublin, Ireland.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17771) Elsheimer
Adam Elsheimer (1578-1610) was a German painter who influenced many other artists, including Rembrandt and Rubens. The Flight into Egypt showed for the first time our galaxy in a painting. Hendrick Goult made engravings of seven of Elsheimer's paintings and these were crucial in spreading Elsheimers' influence.Discovered 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(17900) Leiferman
Adam James Leiferman (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Kimball High School, Kimball, South Dakota, U.S.A.Discovered 19 March 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18084) Adamwohl
Adam Richard Wohl (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany project. He attends the Minot High School, Magic City Campus, Minot, North Dakota, U.S.A.Discovered 29 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18142) Adamsidman
Adam Daniel Sidman (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the William J. Palmer High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 31 July 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18413) Adamspencer
Adam Spencer (b. 1969) is an Australian mathematics communicator, television and radio presenter. Spencer's career has moved from mathematics research to stand-up pure maths comedy and “The Sleek Geeks” science comedy duo. He holds positions promoting the understanding and development of science.Discovered 13 June 1993 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(18974) Brungardt
Adam Robert Brungardt (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Brush High School, Brush, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 28 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20088) Adambattle
Adam McShane Battle (b. 1993) is an American planetary astronomer who received his doctorate from the University of Arizona’s Lunar and Planetary Laboratory in 2024. His area of expertise is focused on reflectance spectra and photometry of near-Earth asteroids.Discovered 10 August 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(20503) Adamtazi
Adam Ryoma Tazi (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the St. Andrew School, Orlando, Florida.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22551) Adamsolomon
Adam Ross Solomon (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his space science project. He attends the John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, New York.Discovered 31 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23306) Adamfields
Adam Chaplin Fields (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences team project. He attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 2 January 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25476) Sealfon
Adam Benjamin Sealfon (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25937) Malysz
Adam Malysz (b. 1977) is a Polish ski jumper who won multiple medals at the Olympic games in Salt Lake City (2002) and Vancouver (2010). He is also a four-time winner at the World Championsips and the World Cup, and popularized ski jumping in Poland.Discovered 19 February 2001 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(26737) Adambradley
Adam Bradley Halverson (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical- and mechanical-engineering project. He attends the Garretson High School, Garretson, South Dakota, U.S.A.Discovered 27 April 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27049) Kraus
Adam Levi Kraus (b. 1980) has developed a data-processing pipeline for the MOTESS survey instrument that has revealed thousands of new variable stars and transient events. His skillfully implemented algorithms have greatly speeded the examination of hundreds of gigabytes of imagery data.Discovered 18 September 1998 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(27286) Adedmondson
Adam Edmondson mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Hazleton Area High School, Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28554) Adambowman
Adam Joseph Bowman (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his engineering project. He attends the Montgomery Bell Academy, Nashville, Tennessee.Discovered 8 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28926) Adamnimoy
Adam Nimoy (b. 1956) is an American television director, filmmaking instructor, and one-time attorney specializing in music and music publishing. He directed For The Love Of Spock, a documentary about his father Leonard Nimoy, and later published The Most Human, a memoir about his relationship with his father.Discovered 20 August 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(31613) Adamgreenberg
Adam Greenberg (b. 1989) is an American astronomer. He made novel contributions to the fields of asteroid orbit determination and shape modeling. He advanced our understanding of the Yarkovsky effect by detecting Yarkovsky drifts for 247 asteroids. He also measured the size, shape, and orbit of asteroid (1566) Icarus.Discovered 10 April 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(31984) Unger
Adam Unger (b. 1919), a basket maker by profession, was heavily involved in the construction of the Starkenburg Observatory. His extremely accurate work earned him the nickname “Master of the millimetre”. His enthusiasm for astronomy remains with him to this day.Discovered 25 April 2000 by Starkenburg, Heppenheim
(33014) Kalinich
Adam Orval Kalinich (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, Aurora, Illinois.Discovered 31 March 1997 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34127) Adamnayak
Adam C. Nayak (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and environmental sciences project. He attends the Cleveland High School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Discovered 24 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(54391) Adammckay
Adam McKay (b. 1986) is a postdoctoral fellow at the American University and NASA-GSFC (USA) who studies the volatile composition of comets through high-resolution spectroscopy at optical and IR wavelengths.Discovered 31 May 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(96765) Poznanuni
Named for the Adam Mickiewicz University (UAM) in Poznań, Poland, for the 100-year anniversary of founding of the University. Nowadays it is one of the three top universities in Poland, with about 40 thousand students each year. The teaching and research at UAM includes astronomy, with a strong emphasis on asteroid studies.Discovered 10 September 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
(97786) Oauam
Named for the Astronomical Observatory of Adam Mickiewicz University (OA UAM) in Poznań, Poland. The observatory was active in asteroid and comet observations starting in the 1930s. In the 1990s the focus shifted to physical studies of asteroids. Currently OA UAM is the main center for studies of small Solar System bodies in Poland.Discovered 5 July 2000 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
(101432) Adamwest
Adam West, born William West Anderson (1928–2017), was an American actor best known for his portrayal of the title character in the television series Batman, which ran from 1966 to 1968. West appeared in more than 40 motion pictures and nearly 100 television programs. He also was a popular voice actor.Discovered 14 November 1998 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(161207) Lidz
Adam Lidz (b. 1973) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on the Epoch of Reionization.Discovered 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(172525) Adamblock
Adam Block (b. 1973) has helped popularize astronomy through public speaking and his masterful astronomical photographs. A former coordinator of the public observing programs at Kitt Peak National Observatory, he has been named director of the astronomical activities at the new Mount Lemmon Science Center, near Tucson.Discovered 4 October 2003 by D. Healy, Junk Bond
(227033) Adamjmckay
Adam J. McKay (b. 1968) is an American filmmaker and comedian who was head writer for Saturday Night Live, co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade, and has made many TV shows and films. He wrote and directed The Big Short, Vice, and Don't Look Up, a movie about science denial and its often dire consequences.Discovered 11 January 2005 by Wise, Wise
(236305) Adamriess
Adam Riess (b. 1969) is an American physicist who shared the 2011 Physics Nobel Prize for the discovery of the accelerating expansion of the universe through the study of distant supernovae.Discovered 19 January 2006 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona