Asteroids named after people called Andreas
👶 Andreas as a baby name
Named in honor of Andreas Doppler (b. 1963), German amateur astronomer and identifier of minor planets. This name was independently proposed by F. Borngen and L. D. Schmadel.Discovered 16 October 1990 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
German geophysicist Andreas Nathues (b. 1967) studied the physical properties of the Eunomia family of minor planets using innovative observing and data-analysis techniques at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin.Discovered 30 August 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
As a promising planetary scientist, Andreas G. Ekholm (1975-2001) contributed to the fields of impact cratering processes, geophysics of icy satellites, and photometry of KBOs and Centaurs. He was also active in humanitarian causes before his premature death in an automobile accident in his native Sweden.Discovered 22 March 1998 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
Andreas Cellarius (c. 1596-1665), a German schoolmaster from Neuhausen near Worms, settled in Amsterdam in the early 1620s, becoming rector of the Latin School in Hoorn in 1637. His Harmonia Macrocosmica, published 1660 in Amsterdam, ranks amongst the most spectacular celestial atlases of the seventeenth century.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Andreas Korn (b. 1972) is an astronomer at Uppsala University involved in outreach activities.Discovered 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
Andreas Wagner (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry team project. He attends the HTL Braunau am Inn, Braunau am Inn, Austria.Discovered 10 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
German astronomer Andreas Quirrenbach (b. 1962) is a professor at the Heidelberg University and, since 2006, director of the Königstuhl Observatory. His main interests cover the fields of astronomical interferometry, adaptive optics and extrasolar planetary systems.Discovered 9 October 1977 by L. D. Schmadel, La Silla
Andreas Kammerer (b. 1958) is an amateur astronomer and physicist who led the German comet section Fachgruppe Kometen for nearly 19 years. He is also recognized for his lightcurve analyses of comets and his tail-length predictions.Discovered 16 May 2002 by M. Meyer, Palomar
Andreas Berlind (b. 1972) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for modeling the relationship between galaxies and dark matter.Discovered 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
Named for Andreas Philipp (b. 1965), a very active German amateur astronomer and founder of the Schurwaldsternwarte in Aichwald and an astronomical foundation in Hausen ob Verena. He has initiated a project for the digitalization of old astronomical atlases and plates.Discovered 25 July 2006 by C. Rinner, Ottmarsheim
German astronomer Andreas Kaufer (b. 1968) is director of operations at the European Southern Observatory's Paranal Observatory. In 1983 he started his career as an amateur astronomer at the Starkenburg Observatory, where this minor planet was discovered. The name was suggested by codiscoverer E. Schwab.Discovered 9 December 2002 by Heppenheim, Heppenheim
Andreas Roland Grüntzig (1939–1985) was a German physician, radiologist and cardiologist who pioneered balloon angioplasty for narrowed arteries, revolutionizing cardiovascular care. His innovations saved countless lives, including those of the two discoverers of this minor planet.Discovered 16 February 2008 by Schwab, E., Kling, R., Taunus
Andreas M. Burkert (b. 1959) is a full professor and chair in computational astrophysics at the University of Munich and, since 2011, president of the Astronomische Gesellschaft. Burkert is well known for his studies on the dynamical evolution of galaxies, star clusters and dark matter.Discovered 10 August 1978 by L. D. Schmadel, La Silla
Andreas Werckmeister (1645-1706) was an organist and a music theorist. He described the Werckmeister temperament, a tuning system for keyboards.Discovered 18 August 1990 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
Andreas Rebers (b. 1958) is a German award-winning cabaret artist, author and musician. He is well known for his satirical stage performances.Discovered 29 August 2008 by R. Apitzsch, Wildberg
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