Asteroids named after people called Adrien

(9974) Brody

In his portrayal of Wladyslaw Szpilman, Adrien Brody (b. 1973) showed his talent in Roman Polanski's magnificent movie The Pianist (2002), about survival in the Warsaw ghetto. Brody's attitude toward recent events proves that “La musique adoucit les moeurs”.Discovered 19 July 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(15568) Jathe

Adrien Chen-Wei Jathe (b. 2001) was awarded best of category, first place, and the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his materials science project. He attended the Metropolitan School Frankfurt, Germany.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(53127) Adrienklotz

Adrien N. Klotz (b. 1999) is a French amateur astronomer who observes RR Lyrae stars. He has also contributed to the technical maintenance of the TAROT telescope network. He is also a passionate musician and a research engineer at the Laboratoire d’Etudes en Géophysique et Océanographie Spatiales.Discovered 15 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols

(58756) Malgoyre

Adrien Malgoyre (b. 1987) is the French project manager for the international FRIPON fireball network. He is in charge of developing and setting up the network, from image acquisition at each station to data management and archiving. Adrien's passion for the FRIPON project was crucial to the success of the operation.Discovered 28 March 1998 by ODAS, Caussols

(69434) de Gerlache

Adrien de Gerlache (1866-1934), an officer in the Royal Belgian Navy, set sail on 1897 Aug. 16 on a scientific mission from Antwerp to Antarctica. The expedition became trapped in the ice on the Bellinghaus Sea and had to struggle to escape for more than a year before they could return to Antwerp.Discovered 18 April 1996 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(199991) Adriencoffinet

Adrien Coffinet (b. 1990) is a French astronomer and science journalist. He earned his PhD in astronomy at the Université de Genève specializing in exoplanets. He has written for several science publications, and he is currently a journalist for Futura-Sciences.Discovered 9 May 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon