Asteroids named after people called Dan
馃懚 Dan as a baby name馃惗 Dan as a dog name
(7985) Nedelcu
Dan Alin Nedelcu (b. 1976) is a research scientist at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy. His 2010 Ph.D. at the Paris Observatory explored high precision astrometric techniques that may be applied to the detection of small non-gravitational forces, such as the Yarkovsky effect.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10487) Danpeterson
Dan Peterson (b. 1949) is a juvenile probation director who works with troubled youth to keep them in school and help them find direction in their lives. He served previously as a smoke jumper in Alaska and is a piano player extraordinaire.Discovered 14 April 1985 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(11033) Mazanek
Dan Mazanek (b. 1966) is a space systems engineer at NASA Langley Research Center specializing in the development of asteroid mission concepts.Discovered 16 September 1988 by S. J. Bus, Cerro Tololo
(11507) Danpascu
Dan Pascu (b. 1938), at the U.S. Naval Observatory since 1963, developed techniques for astrometric observations of the planetary satellites and produced the largest astrometric archive and observational database for these objects. In 1980 he rediscovered Saturn X (Janus) and codiscovered Saturn XIV (Calypso).Discovered 20 July 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(12673) Kiselman
Dan Kiselman (b. 1963) is a solar physicist, who was for many years the secretary of the Swedish Astronomical SocietyDiscovered 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
(13168) Danoconnell
Dan O'Connell is a key member of the Air Force Maui and Supercomputing (AMOS) team, which supports a number of minor planet programs, including JPL's Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking (NEAT) program.Discovered 6 December 1995 by AMOS, Haleakala
(13620) Moynahan
Dan Moynahan (b. 1971) is a computer programmer working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He contributed his time and efforts supporting observations and operations of the infrared instrument aboard the Cassini spacecraft on its mission to Saturn.Discovered 23 March 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(13766) Bonham
Dan Bonham mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Hillsboro High School, Hillsboro, North Dakota.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(16254) Harper
Named in honor of Dan Harper for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Harper is a teacher at the Westlake High School, Austin, Texas.Discovered 29 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17037) Danfleisch
Dan Fleisch (b. 1951) is an American astronomer and Emeritus Professor of Physics at Wittenberg University specializing in electromagnetics and space physics. He has authored six Student's Guides books with Cambridge University Press, was Ohio's Professor of the Year in 2010, and was the Grand Canyon National Park's winter 2022 Astronomer in Residence.Discovered 16 March 1999 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(22063) Dansealey
Dan Sealey mentored a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy, Saginaw, Michigan.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(43935) Danshechtman
Dan Shechtman (b. 1941) is an Israeli physicist who won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2011.Discovered 1 October 1996 by V. S. Casulli, Colleverde
(100053) Danstinebring
Dan Stinebring (b. 1953) obtained degrees from Williams College and Cornell, and is an Oberlin College professor emeritus. He is a senior researcher in the NANOGrav (North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational waves) consortium, which uses high-precision timing of pulsars to study ultra-low-frequency gravitational waves.Discovered 2 January 1992 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak