Asteroids named after people called Ben
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(12655) Benferinga
Ben Feringa (b. 1951) is a renowned Dutch chemist, who won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of molecular machines. He is a passionate lecturer and public advocate for science.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(13064) Haemhouts
Ben Haemhouts (b. 1972) is a Belgian conductor, trombonist and composer, who studied during 1999-2002 with the Russian conductor A. Polyanichko. Currently he is the director of the Belgian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, and his performance of Mendelssohn's Italian Symphony in Oct. 2009 was much appreciated.Discovered 6 August 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(14631) Benbryan
Ben H. Bryan (b. 1980) is the Lockheed Martin floor lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also the lead manufacturing engineer for the OSIRIS-REx structure, a role he also performed on the Orion heat shield.Discovered 15 November 1998 by CSS, Catalina
(18747) Lexcen
Ben Lexcen (1936–1988) was the amiable Australian marine architect who designed Australia II, the yacht with the revolutionary winged keel that won the 1983 America's Cup, to the surprise of the yachting world.Discovered 26 March 1999 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(20532) Benbilby
R. Ben Bilby mentored a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the C.W. Ruckel Middle School, Niceville, Florida.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20626) Rider-Stokes
Ben Gabriel Rider-Stokes (b. 1997) is an English post-doctoral researcher at The Open University specializing in understanding the timing of magmatic differentiation and volatile accretion of achondrites. He evaluates the spectral characteristics of meteorites in the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared to identify meteoritic analogs for asteroids.Discovered 4 October 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28103) Benmcpheron
Ben McPheron mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the St. Columban School, Loveland, Ohio.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31435) Benhauck
Ben Hauck (b. 1978) has been an amateur astronomer for most of his life and is heavily involved in astronomy education and outreach. He is a passionate activist in the fight against climate change.Discovered 23 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols