Asteroids named after people called Axel
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(12850) Axelmunthe
Axel Munthe (1857-1949), a descendant of a Flemish family that settled in Sweden during the sixteenth century, was a physician and writer who had studied neurology under Charcot. In his autobiographical The story of San Michele (1929), he portrayed the foibles of the rich and the poor in a tragicomic fashion.Discovered 6 February 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(15513) Emmermann
Axel Emmermann (b. 1953) was the only person to alert U.S. authorities of an international e-mail sale offering of lunar material. His actions resulted in the recovery of stolen Apollo lunar rock samples and the arrest and conviction of four individuals for the theft. The name was suggested by E. K. Gibson.Discovered 29 October 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(15924) Axelmartin
Axel Martin (b. 1968) is a longtime German amateur astronomer and co-founder of the Turtle Star Observatory. As a member of the VdS Fachgruppe “Kleine Planeten” he works on the astrometry and photometry of minor planets.Discovered 7 November 1997 by B. Koch, Solingen
(19386) Axelcronstedt
Axel Frederik Cronstedt (1722-1765), a mining expert and director of mines in central Sweden, discovered the new element nickel in minerals he found in Hälsingland. Using phosphorus salts and the blowpipe technique he qualitatively analyzed colored metallic oxides.Discovered 6 February 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(31980) Axelfeldmann
Axel Stephan Feldmann (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computational biology and bioinformatics project. He attends the Hunter College High School, New York, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 28 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(278513) Schwope
Axel Schwope (b. 1959) is a German astronomer at the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics in Potsdam. His research focuses on compact X-ray emitting objects. The name acknowledges the interaction between a professional and an amateur astronomer.Discovered 14 February 2008 by B. Thinius, Inastars
(311604) Axelmurk
Axel Murk (b. 1968) is a German scientist working at the University of Bern, Switzerland. He is involved in the development of ground-based instruments for atmospheric observations, as well as components for Earth observation satellites and for the planetary mission JUICE to Jupiter.Discovered 25 May 2006 by P. A. Wiegert, Mauna Kea