Asteroids named after people called Brett
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(7638) Gladman
Named in honor of Brett Gladman (b. 1966), a Canadian astronomer and dynamicist who has made important contributions to modeling the dynamical evolution of near-Earth objects and the transport of meteorites, including those from the moon and Mars. Gladman has also carried out observational surveys of transneptunian objects and in 1997 was codiscoverer of the two irregular satellites of Uranus. Name proposed and citation written by P. Farinella.Discovered 26 October 1984 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(9026) Denevi
Brett W. Denevi (b. 1980) is a planetary scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory and an expert in the composition and evolution of asteroid surfaces. She analyzed pitted terrain on Vesta, finding its structure to be consistent with devolatilization of the surface.Discovered 16 September 1988 by S. J. Bus, Cerro Tololo
(18839) Whiteley
Abstract artist Brett Whiteley (1939-1992) was Australia's leading painter of his generation and winner of all the major Australian art prizes many times over. As is evident in his self portraits, the Harpo-like Whiteley would not have looked out of place alongside the Marx Brothers.Discovered 5 August 1999 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(20839) Bretharrison
Brett Harrison (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematics project. He attends the Half Hollow Hills High School West, Dix Hills, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 24 October 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26613) Brettwhite
Brett White (1964–2025) was a keen Australian amateur astronomer and telescope maker. He built large Dobsonian telescopes from scratch, including the mirrors, and searched galaxies visually for supernovae. Observing from Linden Observatory in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, he discovered SN 1998dq and SN 2000do, both coincidentally in NGC 6754.Discovered 3 April 2000 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(27426) Brettlawrie
Brett Lawrie (b. 1959) is an engineer at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory and Steward Observatory. He is instrumental in the design, fabrication and testing of instruments and hardware for large world-class ground-based observatories, analytical laboratories and numerous NASA spacecraft missions.Discovered 1 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(28130) Troemper
Brett Troemper mentored a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Springfield, Illinois.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(134088) Brettperkins
Brett Perkins (b. 1967) is the Launch Site Integration Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Mission. He served in a similar capacity for the JUNO Jupiter mission and multiple TDRSS missions. During the Space Shuttle Program he served as a test engineer and a NASA Test Director for missions from 1990 through 2011.Discovered 9 December 2004 by CSS, Catalina