Asteroids named after people called Arne

(3457) Arnenordheim

The Norwegian composer Arne Nordheim (b. 1931) is one of the most influential musical voices of his country, and he has achieved wide international acclaim. He has on several occasions found inspiration in the heavens, as in his Celestial Mechanics, written for the opening ceremony of the 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Lillehammer.Discovered 5 September 1985 by H. Debehogne, La Silla

(8540) Ardeberg

Arne Ardeberg (b. 1940), professor emeritus of astronomy at Lund Observatory, was director of the European Southern Observatory at La Silla between 1979 and 1984. He played a very important role in the development of future extremely large telescopes with primary mirrors of aperture 30-50 meters.Discovered 17 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla

(9001) Slettebak

Arne Slettebak (1925-1999) was for 16 years chair of the department of astronomy of Ohio State University. His principal research interests were stellar rotation and spectroscopy, particularly the study of Be stars. He led the effort to move the 1.8-m Perkins telescope from Ohio to the Lowell Observatory.Discovered 30 August 1981 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa

(31916) Arnehensel

Arne Hensel (b. 1996) was awarded best of category award and first place in the 2015 Intel ISEF for his chemistry project. He also received the Dudley R. Hershbach SIYSS Award. He attends the Bundesprasident Theodor-Heuss-Schule, Homburg/Efze, Germany.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(33529) Henden

Arne A. Henden (b. 1950) coauthored Astronomical Photometry in 1982. He is currently director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers, and he served on the staff of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, from 1993 to 2005.Discovered 19 April 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills