Asteroids named after people called Christian
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(3788) Steyaert
Belgian amateur astronomer Christian Steyaert (b. 1955) was president of the Belgian Dutch-language astronomical society “Vereniging voor Sterrenkunde” from 1988 to 2004. The name was suggested by J. Meeus.Discovered 29 August 1986 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(3905) Doppler
Named in memory of the Austrian physicist Christian Doppler (1803–1853), professor of mathematics and geometry at the Technical University in Prague and later the first director of the Physical Institute in Vienna. The well-known effect relating a shift in observed wavelength to the relative motion of source and observer was formulated by Doppler in Prague in his book Über das farbige Licht der Doppelsterne und einiger anderer Gestirne des Himmels (1842). Name suggested by J. Tichá and M. Šolc.Discovered 28 August 1984 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(7393) Luginbuhl
Christian B. Luginbuhl (b. 1955), of the U.S. Naval Observatory's Flagstaff Station, is largely responsible for the enactment and continued enforcement of ordinances preserving the dark skies of northern Arizona. With the discoverer, he co-authored the Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects.Discovered 28 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff, Anderson Mesa
(12540) Picander
Picander, pseudonym of Christian Friedrich Henrici (1700-1764), was one of Bach's most important librettists. He wrote the texts for several secular cantatas (“Coffee cantatas”), but also for Bach's most magnificent oratorio, St. Matthew Passion.Discovered 26 July 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(14613) Sanchez
Christian Sanchez is editor-in-chief of the French astronomy magazine Pulsar. A very nice and gentle person, he has worked with very little help to produce over 100 issues of a magazine that always contains much useful information for the amateur astronomer.Discovered 13 October 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(15963) Koeberl
Christian Koeberl (b. 1959) is a professor of geochemistry and cosmochemistry at the University of Vienna. His work involves the study of impact structures due to asteroidal bodies, as well as the investigation of the chemistry of tektites, impact glasses and lunar meteorites.Discovered 6 February 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(16984) Veillet
Christian Veillet (b. 1954) was for several years head of the lunar-ranging station at the Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur. Now senior astronomer for the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope, he is project scientist for the megaprime project. He recently discovered that the transneptunian object 1998 WW31 is a binary.Discovered 15 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols
(19992) Schonbein
German chemist Christian Friedrich Schönbein (1799-1868) was a professor in Basle from 1828. Best known for his discovery of ozone in 1839, he also invented nitrocellulose and collodion wool. He is considered a cofounder of geochemistry.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(22848) Chrisharriot
Christian Harriot mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Robert Frost Middle School, Rockville, Maryland.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(39814) Christianlegrand
Christian Legrand (b. 1953) is a public service engineer and French amateur astronomer. He is a co-author of the Virtual Moon Atlas freeware used by many amateurs around the world, and the author of numerous books and articles about the Moon.Discovered 7 December 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(42613) Schaller
Christian Schaller (b. 1969) is an American software developer for space-based imagers including the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the CaSSIS imager (after which his cat is named) on the ESA Trace Gas Orbiter. As a student, he was a summer researcher at Arecibo Observatory.Discovered 2 March 1998 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(55772) Loder
German Justus Christian Loder (1753-1832) was one of the most distinguished anatomists of his time and wrote several textbooks. He founded the first maternity hospital in Jena. He maintained close relations with Goethe.Discovered 30 December 1992 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(62071) Voegtli
Christian Voegtli (b. 1959) studied theoretical physics in Basel. For many years he has been interested in evolutionary processes and he is very happy now to watch his two funny daughters developing their fitness for the next generation.Discovered 8 September 2000 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(74503) Madola
Christian Marois (b. 1974), René Doyon (b. 1963) and David Lafrenière (b. 1978) developed instruments that allowed seeing an extrasolar planetary system. Doyon was director of the Mt. Mégantic Observatory; Marois and Lafrenière were postdoctoral fellows at the Herzberg Institute and the University of Toronto.Discovered 23 February 1999 by D. Bergeron, Val-des-Bois
(90918) Jasinski
Christian Jasinski (b. 1963) was the first webmaster of the Association des Utilisateurs de Détecteurs Électroniques. He helped in both English translation and computer science, specifically for the AudeLA software.Discovered 2 August 1997 by A. Klotz, Castres
(100007) Peters
Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813-1890) was a German-American astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids visually. He discovered 48 asteroids as well as the comet now known as 80P/Peters-Hartley. Name suggested by Michel-Alain Combes.Discovered 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(129312) Drouetdaubigny
Christian Drouet d'Aubigny (b. 1972) served as the deputy instrument scientist and lead optical designer for OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He also worked on technology development for terahertz imaging radars, imaging spectrometers, and for NASA's proposed Terrestrial Planet Finder.Discovered 30 September 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(132445) Gaertner
Christian Gaertner (1705-1782), a craftsman and merchant in Tolkewitz, Germany, was an amateur astronomer who inspired J. G. Palitzsch, the recoverer of comet 1P/Halley in 1758. In the course of popularizing astronomy he gave lessons in astronomy to the Royal Family of Saxony.Discovered 14 April 2002 by M. Meyer, Palomar
(158913) Kreider
Christian Kreider (b. 1957) is an active French amateur astronomer.Discovered 9 September 2004 by C. Rinner, Ottmarsheim
(195600) Scheithauer
Christian Friedrich Scheithauer (1771-1846), a teacher and amateur astronomer in Chemnitz, modernized the German school system and was an active force for improvements in education, especially for the poor. He discovered comet C/1824 O1 and, independently with Olbers, the unconfirmed comet X/1817 V1.Discovered 15 May 2002 by M. Meyer, Palomar
(224831) Neeffisis
Christian Ernst Neeff (1782-1849) was a German physician, co-founder of the Physikalischer Verein in 1824 and its first president. The emblem of the association is an Isis, leading to the combined name for this minor planet, which is the first one discovered at an observatory of the Physikalischer Verein.Discovered 27 November 2006 by Schwab, E., Kling, R., Taunus
(255308) Christianzuber
Christian Zuber (1930-2005) was a French journalist, writer, film producer and lecturer. He toured the world several times to discover the world of wild animals. He produced the TV series Caméra au poing.Discovered 20 November 2005 by J.-C. Merlin, Nogales
(372305) Bourdeille
Christian Bourdeille (b. 1958) is the founding president of Uranoscope de l'Ile de France, an astronomical observatory open to the public since 1983 in Gretz Armainvilliers (France). He is also the founding president of Uranoscope de France created in 1995 with the fundamental goal of developing international relations between amateur and professional astronomers worldwide.Discovered 20 November 2008 by M. Ory, Vicques
(601476) Scharun
Christian Scharun (b. 1992) is a climate scientist from Karlsruhe, Germany. His work on the modeling of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions represents an important contribution to the field of climate research. Through his work in science communication, Scharun raises awareness of this important issue. Name suggested by M. Bauer.Discovered 8 March 2013 by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
(738926) Nitschelm
Christian Nitschelm (b. 1957) is a French astronomer, since 2012 co-founder and professor of the Centre of Astronomy of the University of Antofagasta, Chile. His main interest is stellar spectroscopy, but throughout his career he remained very active in public outreach and stargazing in France and Chile.Discovered 4 June 2011 by EURONEAR, Cerro Tololo