Asteroids named after people called Andres
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Named for Andres Bello, Venezuelan intellectual, first rector of the University of Chile, who helped establish the Observatorio Astronomico Nacional in Santiago in 1852. Bello persuaded the Chilean government to purchase the equipment brought to Chile by a U.S. Naval Observatory team headed by J. M. Gillis. This homage is made in 1981 to commemorate the bicentennial of Bello's birth.Discovered 22 March 1974 by C. Torres, Cerro El Roble
Named in memory of Andrés Segovia (1893–1987), considered by many to be the most celebrated guitarist of all time. The discoverer heard Segovia perform in Japan in 1959, and this greatly inspired his own interest in playing the guitar.Discovered 21 February 1988 by T. Seki, Geisei
Andrés Eloy Martinez (b. 1963) is a Mexican astronomer and science popularizer known in his country for his radio dramatization of the novel War of the Worlds. He loves creating science videos for the Internet. His biggest concerns are global warming and an asteroid impact on Earth.Discovered 30 December 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H., Kushiro
Andrés Ripoll (b. 1933) was involved in the Apollo, Apollo-Soyuz and Skylab space programs. He was the founder and manager of the Villafranca del Castillo tracking station (Spain) and the European Astronaut Centre (Germany). He has received awards for his extensive professional and research activities.Discovered 20 August 2009 by OAM, La Sagra
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