Asteroids named after people called Chris
馃懚 Chris as a baby name馃惗 Chris as a dog name
(4937) Lintott
Chris Lintott (b. 1980), a junior fellow at Somerville College, Oxford, works on star formation. Much involved in educating the public about astronomy, he has since 2004 been co-presenter of the long-standing BBC monthly television program The Sky at Night. The name was suggested by P. Moore.Discovered 1 February 1986 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(10486) Teron
Chris Teron (b. 1957) is a Canadian architect and amateur astronomer. He is RASC Ottawa Centre's long-serving Secretary and A/V support person, and active in public outreach. Chris was a director and facility designer for Ottawa Centre's 2001 millennium SmartScope project, and offered key technical support to the 2006 and 2017 RASC General Assemblies.Discovered 15 February 1985 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(12989) Chriseanderson
Chris Elaine Anderson (b. 1957) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as typesetter and administrative assistant. She helped produce the Step-1 proposal and the Phase-A Concept Study Report and supported the entire team for the Site Visit.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(14143) Hadfield
Chris Austin Hadfield (b. 1959), selected as a Canadian astronaut in 1992, flew on space shuttle missions STS-74 and STS-100.Discovered 18 September 1998 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(14807) Chrisanders
Chris Anders (b. 1994) is an American contractor in the Division of Meteorites at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. In addition to inventorying the collection, he has played a pivotal role in the preparation and characterization of Antarctic meteorites as part of the Smithsonian鈥檚 involvement in the U.S. Antarctic Meteorite Program.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(27353) Chrisspenner
Chris Spenner mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Discovered 29 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28632) Christraver
Chris Traver (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2013 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his behavioral and social sciences project. He attends the Croton-Harmon High School, Croton-on-Hudson, New York.Discovered 29 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30201) Caruana
Chris Caruana mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Classical Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Discovered 7 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31203) Hersman
Chris Becker Hersman (b. 1964) is the spacecraft systems engineer of the New Horizons Pluto Kuiper Belt mission. In this role he is making a fundamental contribution to the exploration of the solar system.Discovered 6 January 1998 by M. W. Buie, Anderson Mesa
(31729) Scharmen
Chris Scharmen mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the Kennedy Middle School, Cupertino, California.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(128417) Chrismccaa
Chris McCaa (b. 1974) is the Assembly Test and Launch Operations manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He has made significant contributions to many of NASA's interplanetary missions including MAVEN, Juno, Phoenix, Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Discovered 12 June 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(129051) Chrismay
Chris May (b. 1972) is the Thermal Lead for the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. He was the Thermal Lead for the GRAIL lunar mission and thermal engineer on the Mars Phoenix lander, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter and Mars Odyssey missions.Discovered 3 November 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(129125) Chrisvoth
Chris Voth (b. 1965) is the Guidance, Navigation and Control Subsystem Lead for OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission and the Subsystem CPE. He was also the attitude determination lead on Juno and other Lockheed Martin SES space missions.Discovered 15 December 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(134044) Chrisshinohara
Chris Shinohara (b. 1965) was the Science Processing and Operations Center Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission at the University of Arizona. He also worked on the Phoenix and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter missions.Discovered 9 December 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(170006) Stoughton
Chris Stoughton (b. 1959) is an American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his work on neutrino oscillation, hadroproduction of charm, SDSS data processing, and the Fermilab holometer.Discovered 4 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(214475) Chrisbayus
Chris Bayus (b. 1957) is an American amateur astronomer and an accomplished astrophotographer. Active in public outreach and education, Bayus has also discovered one near-Earth asteroid, (31662) 1999 HP11.Discovered 3 October 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(343439) Kaukali
Chris Kaukali (b. 1969) is a Fiscal Specialist at the University of Hawai驶i's Institute for Astronomy. He supports the Pan-STARRS project through careful management to highlight research discoveries of NEOs, along with supernovae, variable stars, and other celestial objects.Discovered 16 February 2010 by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
(370068) Chrisholmberg
Chris Holmberg (b. 1951) was a project coordinator at the Planetary Science Institute for twenty years. Her organizational skills and cheerful demeanor made her an asset to numerous endeavors. Her relationship with PSI began when she was its first travel agent, delivering paper tickets personally.Discovered 21 March 2001 by SKADS, Kitt Peak