Asteroids named after people called Bernard
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(2452) Lyot
Named in memory of the French astronomer Bernard Lyot (1897-1952). One of the outstanding experimental astronomers of the twentieth century, Lyot invented the solar coronagraph and the birefringent filter. He developed the study of the polarization of light from planets to a perfection that has hardly been surpassed.Discovered 30 March 1981 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(6196) Bernardbowen
Bernard Bowen was the founding chair of the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research and was instrumental in its establishment in 2009. He helped bring part of the Square Kilometre Array telescope to Western Australia. He has also had a distinguished career in Australian marine science and environmental protection.Discovered 28 October 1991 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H., Kushiro
(6768) Mathiasbraun
Mathias (Matyáš) Bernard Braun (1684-1738) was the most prominent sculptor of the Baroque period in Bohemia. His well-known works are allegories of virtues and vices at the Kuks Castle. The name was suggested by J. Ticha and M. Tichy.Discovered 7 September 1983 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(8079) Bernardlovell
Bernard Lovell (b. 1913) founded Jodrell Bank Observatory, which boasts the world's first large steerable radio telescope. Lovell served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society from 1969 to 1971. The name was suggested by S. Mitton.Discovered 4 December 1986 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(10069) Fontenelle
Named in memory of Bernard Le Bovier, sieur de Fontenelle (1657-1757), well-known for his famous work Entretiens sur la pluralité des mondes (1686). Many of the ideas of the Enlightenment appear in embryonic form in his works. In De l´origine des fables (1724), he compared pagan religion with established religion.Discovered 4 February 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(10144) Bernardbigot
Bernard Bigot (1950–2022) was a French chemist. He was the French High Commissioner for Atomic Energy from 2003 to 2009, as well as a scientific advisor to the French government. Bigot was the French representative to and (from 2015) Director General of the International Thermonuclear Experimental ReactorDiscovered 9 January 1994 by Kushida, Y., Muramatsu, O., Yatsugatake
(18236) Bernardburke
Bernard Burke (b. 1928), professor of physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has made numerous contributions to radio astronomy, including the discovery of radio emission from Jupiter and pioneering developments in radio interferometry.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(31936) Bernardsmit
Bernard Adriaan Smit (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Hoerskool Waterkloof, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.Discovered 6 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(48960) Clouet
Bernard Clouet (b. 1931) was general secretary of the French Astronomical Society and an observer of double stars. He co-founded the astronomical association of workers of the French Railways and was its president for many years.Discovered 25 August 1998 by R. Roy, Blauvac
(52703) Bernardleblanc
Bernard Leblanc (1941–2015) was a French professor at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure Louis Lumière in Paris. He taught hundreds of photographers and cinematographers the science of sensitometry. He wrote many technical papers on photographic emulsions in magazines like Zoom, le Photographe and Photologie.Discovered 26 March 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(59211) Bernardfort
Bernard Fort (b. 1942) is a French astronomer whose pioneering work on CCD detectors advanced optical astronomy. It enabled the discovery of the first giant gravitationally lensed arcs in the galaxy cluster Abell 370 followed by early measurements of weak lensing distortions. He later served two terms as Director of the Institut d’Astrophysique de Paris.Discovered 20 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols
(87933) Bernardschmitt
Bernard P. Schmitt (b. 1959) is a French planetary scientist with expertise in planetary spectroscopy including analyzing compositions of comets, asteroids, meteorites, and planetary ices. He served as a member of the Ralph instrument infrared imaging spectrometer team on the NASA New Horizons mission that explored Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Discovered 21 September 2000 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(103733) Bernardharris
Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (b. 1956) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions. In 1993, he was a mission specialist who carried out research as part of Spacelab D-2. As Payload Commander on the space shuttle in 1995, he became the first African American to conduct a spacewalk.Discovered 5 February 2000 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(132719) Lambey
Bernard Lambey (b. 1934), an animator and a popularizer of astronomy, is a cofounder of the Astronomical Society of Montpellier.Discovered 1 August 2002 by , Parc National des Cévenn s J.-M. Lopez, J. H. Blanc
(145562) Zurbriggen
Bernard Zurbriggen (b. 1943) is an emeritus professor of natural science. A promoter of astronomy in schools and institutions of adult education in the canton of Fribourg, he was for many years the director of the R. A. Naef Observatory in Épendes.Discovered 24 July 2006 by P. Kocher, Marly
(152472) Brendle
Bernard Brendlé (1933–2024) was a French telescope maker. He was one of the founders of the Société Astronomique du Haut-Rhin. Brendlé was well known for his expertise in mirror polishing.Discovered 23 November 2005 by C. Rinner, Ottmarsheim
(156880) Bernardtregon
French amateur astronomer Bernard Tregon (b. 1968), from Bretagne, is a friend of Michel Hernandez, one of the discoverers of this minor planet. Tregon, who specializes in interferometry, often uses the amateur telescope at Pic du Midi.Discovered 4 March 2003 by St. Veran, St. Veran
(238129) Bernardwolfe
Bernard Wolfe (1915–1985) was an American science-fiction writer. He wrote the novel Limbo in 1952.Discovered 24 August 2003 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice
(381048) Werber
Bernard Werber (b. 1961) is a French science fiction writer. Werber's writing style mixes literary genres, including saga, science fiction and philosophical ideas. His most famous work is the trilogy Les Fourmis (The Ants).Discovered 17 November 2006 by J.-C. Merlin, Nogales