Asteroids named after people called Bruce
馃懚 Bruce as a baby name馃惗 Bruce as a dog name馃惐 Bruce as a cat name
(5061) McIntosh
Bruce A. McIntosh (b. 1929) worked at the National Research Council Canada. The radar meteor survey work he carried out with Peter Millman remains a benchmark. The Czech Academy of Science awarded him a special gold medal for fostering cooperative research on meteors. The name was suggested by C. Keay.Discovered 22 February 1988 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(6313) Tsurutani
Bruce Tsurutani (b. 1941) has made essential contributions to original research and technical leadership in space science activities for many NASA, NASA-ESA and Japanese space missions. His research activities include instabilities and turbulence in space plasmas, space weather and astrophysical plasmas.Discovered 14 September 1990 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(9391) Slee
Bruce Slee (b. 1924) is one of the pioneers of radio astronomy. After independently discovering solar radio emission in the 1940s, he joined the Division of Radiophysics in Sydney, Australia, and over the next sixty years made important contributions to solar system, galactic and extragalactic radio astronomy.Discovered 14 August 1994 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(9660) Brucewillis
Bruce Willis (b. 1955) is an American actor famous for playing John McClane in the Die Hard movie series. He significantly raised public awareness of planetary defense with his lead role in the 1998 film Armageddon, which remains the go-to pop culture reference for media stories about the possibility of comet or asteroid impacts with Earth.Discovered 22 March 1996 by NEAT, Haleakala
(10086) McCurdy
Bruce Jefferson McCurdy (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer in Edmonton, Canada. He is an experienced observer and an accomplished communicator who won the RASC Service Award in 2007 for his contributions to outreach in the community and to the RASC's publications, as well as his leadership.Discovered 16 September 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(11679) Brucebaker
Bruce Baker (b. 1949) fabricated and installed the mechanical portions of the slip rings and assisted in the fabrication of many small mechanical assemblies needed throughout the upgrade of the 1.2-m Schmidt at Palomar.Discovered 25 February 1998 by NEAT, Haleakala
(14332) Brucebarnett
Bruce Barnett (b. 1956) is an American Certified Public Accountant who was the first Chief Financial Officer of the Planetary Science Institute. He provided infrastructure that allowed decades of growth at PSI, and generously provided administrative support and advice to other astronomical organizations when they were in need.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(16051) Bernero
Bruce Bernero mentored a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the New Rochelle High School, New Rochelle, New York.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17262) Winokur
Named in honor of Bruce Winokur for mentoring two finalists in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Winokur is a teacher at the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Discovered 9 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20274) Halperin
Bruce David Halperin (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Half Hollow Hills High School East, Dix Hills, New York.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21430) Brubrew
Bruce X. Brewington (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the Fairport High School, Fairport, New York.Discovered 31 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21683) Segal
Bruce A. Segal (b. 1959), an eye physician and surgeon in Florida, is also an amateur astronomer. Since 1999 he has participated in an ongoing minor-planet astrometry program at Jupiter Observatory using automated equipment.Discovered 9 September 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(22791) Twarog
Bruce Twarog (b. 1952), a professor at the University of Kansas, has studied globular clusters, open clusters, halo objects and stellar and cluster photometry. He has increased the understanding of the formation and evolution of the galactic disk, as well as of halo objects and their relationship to the galactic disk.Discovered 14 June 1999 by G. Bell, Eskridge
(23990) Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen (b. 1949) is a singer and songwriter whose music has provided a social commentary upon late-twentieth-century America. On the night this minor planet was discovered, his music entertained the observers.Discovered 4 September 1999 by I. P. Griffin, Auckland
(27172) Brucekosaveach
Bruce Kosaveach (b. 1949) is a Philanthropy Manager for Lowell Observatory responsible for raising funds for astronomy research, educational activities, capital building projects, and general support. He is also a former volunteer Lowell Observatory Foundation Trustee.Discovered 15 January 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(28364) Bruceelmegreen
Bruce G. Elmegreen (b. 1950) is an astronomer who has had a long career at IBM Research. He has made major contributions to the theory of galactic structure and evolution, the interstellar medium, turbulence, and star formation. He has simultaneously conducted research on materials and devices for IBM.Discovered 7 April 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(29843) Brucesoper
Bruce Soper (b. 1946) is the retired Chairman of the Trustees of the Mount Washington Observatory. He is a longtime supporter of observational research, both meteorological and astronomical. His support for research and education has helped engage others in appreciation of science in general and research in specific.Discovered 22 March 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(34789) Brucemckean
Bruce McKean (b. 1946) is a Canadian philanthropist who has supported mental-health initiatives in Canada, which has significantly advanced research and care at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. His generosity exemplifies a commitment to improving lives and addressing mental-health challenges, making him a beacon of hope and change.Discovered 17 September 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung, Desert Eagle
(86279) Brucegary
Bruce Gary, a member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club, has retired from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he specialized in lunar radio astronomy. He is currently noted for his contributions to amateur-professional collaboration in photometry of variable stars, comets and minor planets.Discovered 17 October 1999 by J. Medkeff, Junk Bond
(90449) Brucestephenson
C. Bruce Stephenson (b. 1929) was appointed the Warner professor of astronomy at Case Western Reserve University and the Warner and Swasey Observatory in 1988. In 1977 he was codiscoverer of the unusual star SS 433.Discovered 27 January 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(150035) Williamson
Bruce Williamson (b. 1953) has been the senior technician and precision machinist operating and maintaining the machine shop at the Table Mountain Facility since 1990. He also operates and maintains the special equipment for this NASA site's winter snow removal.Discovered 20 November 2005 by J. W. Young, Wrightwood
(162466) Margon
Bruce Margon (b. 1948) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He is known for his contributions to observational high-energy astrophysics, especially the elucidation of the exotic properties of the star SS~433, which ejects opposed relativistic jets of gas.Discovered 4 May 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(168126) Chengbruce
As a leading innovator of global vision, Bruce C. H. Cheng (b. 1936) has made important contributions to preserving the natural environment through energy-efficient technologies and public lectures. His vision has also guided the advancement of higher education in Taiwan.Discovered 1 April 2006 by Ye, Q.-z., Yang, T.-C., Lulin
(186142) Gillespie
Bruce Gillespie (b. 1950) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. He was the Apache Point Observatory Operations Site Manager and the SDSS-III and -IV Program Manager.Discovered 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(300221) Brucebills
Bruce G. Bills (b. 1951) is a planetary scientist who has worked at the Lunar and Planetary Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Goddard Space Flight Center, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, and in 2012 was head of the JPL Asteroids, Comets, and Satellites Group.Discovered 10 December 2006 by D. R. Skillman, Front Royal