Asteroids named after people called Adrian
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(5758) Brunini
Adrián Brunini (b. 1959) is head of the celestial mechanics group at La Plata Observatory and is well known for his research on the formation and evolution of the solar system.Discovered 20 August 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(7549) Woodard
Named for Adrian Russell Woodard, youngest grandson of the discoverers.Discovered 9 October 1980 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(10677) Colucci
Adrian Rodriguez Colucci (b. 1978) is an astronomer at the Valongo Observatory of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is a specialist in tidal evolution of planets and small bodies.Discovered 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Siding Spring
(11854) Ludwigrichter
The German artist Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803-1884) taught for many years at the academy in his home town, Dresden. He painted Italian and Saxonian-Bohemian landscapes in the late Romantic style and created woodcut illustrations for books.Discovered 8 September 1988 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(21758) Adrianveres
Adrian Veres (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Jean de Brebeuf College, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.Discovered 8 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21949) Tatulian
Adrian Surenovich Tatulian (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, & microbiology project. He attends the Corner Lake Middle School, Orlando, Florida.Discovered 12 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31569) Adriansonka
Adrian Sonka (b. 1977) is a Romanian astronomer at the Astronomical Institute (Bucharest) whose research contributions include astrometry and photometry of near-Earth objects, with dedication toward communicating astronomy to the public in Romania.Discovered 22 March 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(32008) Adriangalad
Adrián Galád (b. 1970) is an astronomer at Modra and Ondřejov observatories who has (co-)authored a number of papers on asteroid photometric observations and orbital integrations. He is a co-discoverer of several binary asteroids, using the photometry technique. Name suggested by P. Pravec and A. Harris.Discovered 29 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(163255) Adrianhill
Adrian Hill (b. 1964) is a software engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Fault Protection and Autonomy Lead for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 6 April 2002 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo
(295492) Adrianprakhov
Adrian Viktorovych Prakhov (1846–1916) was a Russian art critic and archaeologist. He taught art historian at Kyiv University and was the leader of a group of artists and restorers of fresco and mosaic painting in the ancient churches of Kyiv. Prakhov developed and managed the project for the interior decoration of the Volodymyr Cathedral in Kyiv.Discovered 5 September 2008 by Andrushivka, Andrushivka