Asteroids named after people called Barry
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(7230) Lutz
Named in honor of Barry L. Lutz (b. 1944), professor of physics and astronomy and currently department chair at Northern Arizona University. Raised in H. L. Mencken's “Red Lion, PA,” Lutz entered a career in astrophysical sciences in which he has applied his training in molecular spectroscopy to astronomical objects ranging from comets to planets to stars. He was responsible for the discovery of diatomic carbon in the interstellar medium, providing important confirmation of ion-molecule chemistry in interstellar clouds. He was also codiscoverer of the pressured-induced Lutz-Dressler band of molecular nitrogen and of deuterated methane and carbon monoxide in the atmosphere of Titan.Discovered 12 September 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(8202) Gooley
Named in honor of Barry Gooley (b. 1956), president of the astronomy shop Kokusai Kohki in Kyoto. An American amateur astronomer at home observing anywhere from California deserts to the summit of Mt. Fuji, he introduced amateur-level astronomical CCD imaging to Japan and is active in promoting information exchange between Japanese and overseas amateurs. Name proposed by the discoverers following a suggestion by Y. Yamada.Discovered 11 February 1994 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
(9139) Barrylasker
Named in memory of U.S. astronomer Barry M. Lasker (1939-1999), whose long-time association with the Space Telescope Science Institute includes the writing of the proposal to establish the Institute. Under his leadership the Guide Star Catalogue and the Digitized Sky Survey were created for Space Telescope operations. By leading the construction of these momentous enterprises, he provided tools of very broad astronomical use, including the astrometry of minor planets.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(16076) Barryhaase
Barry Haase mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the C. Leon King High School, Tampa, Florida.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19980) Barrysimon
Barry Simon (b. 1952), a first-rate amateur astronomer, founded the Deep South Regional Stargaze in 1983 and has managed it since then. Now in its twentieth year, this event helps participants from many southern states observe under a dark sky. Simon has amassed a large collection of refractor telescopes.Discovered 22 November 1989 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H., Palomar
(20405) Barryburke
Barry Burke, who works at the MIT Lincoln Laboratory, has spent his career designing many of the world's best CCD sensors. They include the 2K × 4K sensors that are used in most of the leading ground-based observatories and the orthogonal transfer CCDs that are providing breakthrough technology for Pan-STARRS.Discovered 24 August 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(25273) Barrycarole
Barry Paul Keith Griffin (b. 1943) and Carole Anne Griffin (b. 1944) are the parents of the discoverer.Discovered 15 November 1998 by I. P. Griffin, Cocoa
(52633) Turvey
Barry Sydney Turvey (b. 1950) has devoted many years to the cause of popularizing astronomy in the UK, as Membership Secretary, Merchandising Manager and Council Member of the Society for Popular Astronomy.Discovered 30 November 1997 by B. G. W. Manning, Stakenbridge
(215886) Barryarnold
Barry Arnold (b. 1945), a friend of the discoverer, has been in charge of the optical shop at the University of Alberta for a long time. He has also provided quality optics for the amateur community.Discovered 16 March 2005 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice
(249044) Barrymarshall
Barry J. Marshall (b. 1951) is an Australian microbiologist who received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.Discovered 15 October 2007 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona
(311957) Barryalbright
Barry Albright (b. 1957) is an American paleontologist and professor. Albright specializes in paleomagnetism and has done extensive work on the paleomagnetic stratigraphy of Cretaceous strata in southern Utah. He has also described new plesiosaur genera from the Western Interior Seaway.Discovered 17 February 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon