Asteroids named after people called Alex
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(9321) Alexkonopliv
Alex Konopliv (b. 1960), a principal scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is an internationally recognized authority on the determination of gravity fields for those solar-system objects that have tracking data from an orbiting spacecraft. His gravity fields for Mars have supported several spacecraft missions.Discovered 5 January 1989 by T. Kojima, Chiyoda
(12955) Alexdekoter
Alex de Koter (b. 1964) is a Dutch astronomer who studies the most massive stars. From 2006 to 2021 he was chair of the Minnaert Committee for Communication and Education of the Netherlands Research School for Astronomy.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(13301) Hofsteen
Alex Hofsteen mentored a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the International School of Monterey, Seaside, California.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(14220) Alexgibbs
Alex Gibbs (b. 1967) is an observer and software engineer with the Catalina Sky Survey who has made numerous contributions to CSS efficiency and effectiveness. He is also the discoverer of comet P/2012 F5 (Gibbs), only the ninth known main-belt comet.Discovered 9 November 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(15021) Alexkardon
Alex Kardon (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 South Side High School, Rockville Centre, New York.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(15032) Alexlevin
Alex Levin (b. 1985) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Discovered 10 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17130) Alexzhang
Alex Luotian Zhang (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biomedical engineering team project. He attended the Montgomery High School, Skillman, New Jersey, U.S.A.Discovered 13 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19155) Lifeson
Alex Lifeson (Alexander Zivojinovich, b. 1953) is the guitarist for the Canadian band Rush. Cofounder of the band, he is an integral part of the Rush sound. Along with his band mates, Alex is an Officer of the Order of Canada.Discovered 22 September 1990 by B. Roman, Palomar
(23307) Alexramek
Alex Shlomo Ramek (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 Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway, Cedarhurst, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 2 January 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25091) Sanchez-Claudio
Alex Antonio Sanchez-Claudio (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Aurea E. Quiles Claudio High School, Guanica, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25701) Alexkeeler
Alex Keeler (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry team project. He attends the Villages High School, The Villages, Florida, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28795) Alexelbert
Alex Elbert (b. 1996) is the Communication Designer at Lowell Observatory. She crafts visual narratives and illustrations that excite the public about astronomy. Her multimedia content enhances Lowell's communications, inspiring public appreciation for the universe's beauty and complexity.Discovered 26 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(33662) Tacescu
Alex Cristian Tacescu (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attends the Clovis North High School, Fresno, California, U.S.A.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33971) Alexdavis
Alex B. Davis (b. 1993) in an American aerospace engineer who has developed the General Use Binary Asteroid Simulator for modeling the complex coupled spin-orbit dynamics of binary asteroid systems. This tool has been used extensively by NASA's DART mission for analyzing the pre- and post-impact dynamics of the Didymos-Dimorphos binary asteroid system.Discovered 5 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(33974) Alexmeyer
Alex J. Meyer (b. 1995) is an American planetary scientist who has carried out fundamental research on the dynamics of binary asteroid systems and how they are perturbed by close planetary flybys. His research has been specifically applied to the investigation of the Didymos-Dimorphos system in support of NASA's DART mission.Discovered 5 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(38643) Scholten
Alex Scholten (b. 1962) is a Dutch amateur astronomer, former chair of the Working Group on Comets of the Royal Netherlands Association for Meteorology and Astronomy, and is a leading member of the Dutch Meteor Society. He has published extensively on the visual observation of meteors and comets.Discovered 5 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(61912) Storrs
Alex Storrs (b. 1960) is an astronomer and professor at Towson State University. He is known for developing innovative techniques for Hubble Space Telescope observations of solar system objects. He also pioneered searches for satellites of minor planets that revealed companions to (87) Sylvia, (107) Camilla and others.Discovered 27 August 2000 by S. D. Kern, Cerro Tololo
(129068) Alexmay
Alex May (b. 1981) is the flight system Touch-And-Go Mission Phase Lead at Lockheed Martin for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. Alex has worked on a number of missions and research programs developing proximity operations technologies within System Engineering and Guidance, Navigation and Control teams.Discovered 4 November 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(170010) Szalay
Alex Szalay (b. 1975) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his contributions for theoretical cosmology and building the archive for SDSS.Discovered 5 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(345842) Alexparker
Alex H. Parker (b. 1987) is an American astronomer whose research on asteroids and trans-neptunian objects has contributed to the understanding of solar system formation and evolution. He is the co-discoverer of several minor planets.Discovered 12 June 2007 by D. D. Balam, Mauna Kea
(712499) Alexstefanescu
Alex Stefanescu (b. 1955) is a retired Romanian-Canadian electrical engineer and amateur astronomer. A former director of the Bellevue Observatory, he participated in instrument maintenance, astronomy camps, stargazing, public talks and astrophotography, attending three total solar eclipses.Discovered 22 September 2014 by EURONEAR, La Palma