Asteroids named after people called Denis
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(8166) Buczynski
Denis Buczynski (b. 1951), of the Conder Brow Observatory, near Lancaster, England, is a keen amateur astronomer with many crucial observations of suspected new objects to his credit, in particular the very difficult confirmation of the nova V838 Her in 1991 in a bright morning sky.Discovered 12 January 1991 by B. G. W. Manning, Stakenbridge
(12874) Poisson
Siméon-Denis Poisson (1781-1840) was a prolific French mathematician and inspiring teacher who left his mark on many branches of applied mathematics, including electricity and magnetism, celestial mechanics and elasticity. His name is also associated with the Poisson distribution in probability theory.Discovered 19 August 1998 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(17139) Malyshev
Denis Alexandrovich Malyshev (b. 1986) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his chemistry project. He attends the Moscow Chemical Lyceum, Moscow, Russia.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(29437) Marchais
French amateur astronomer Denis Marchais (b. 1976) spent a large part of his time writing the free astronomical software named AudeLA that drives telescopes and CCD cameras.Discovered 7 June 1997 by A. Klotz, Castres
(30304) Denisvida
Denis Vida (b. 1992) is a Croatian meteor astronomer working at Western University in London, Ontario. His research focuses on optical meteor measurements and he has developed a novel low-cost meteor camera system now deployed as hundreds of cameras within the Global Meteor Network.Discovered 27 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(33160) Denismukwege
Denis Mukwege (b. 1950) is a Congolese gynecologist and director of the Panzi Hospital in Bukavu which he founded in 1999. He specialized in the treatment of thousands of women who had been sexually abused. In 2014 he was awarded the European Sakharov prize for his work.Discovered 27 February 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(69839) Denishuber
Denis Huber (b. 1975) is a French geotechnical engineer specializing in soil and rock mechanics. He contributes to technical guidelines on environmental asbestos and hard-to-access work sites, enhancing safety and improving risk-assessment methods in complex geological contexts. Denis is also an amateur astronomer.Discovered 18 September 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(79849) Denismourard
Denis Mourard (b. 1962) is a French astrophysicist. He played a pivotal role in advancing optical interferometry, leading groundbreaking projects such as GI2T/REGAIN, the VEGA beam combiner at CHARA, and the development of SPICA. Denis’ contributions solidified this technique as a cornerstone for high-angular-resolution stellar astrophysics.Discovered 15 December 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(184315) Denisbogan
Denis J. Bogan (b. 1941) is a former American NASA scientist. He served as a NASA Program Scientist supporting the development of the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Discovered 10 March 2005 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(295472) Puy
Denis Puy (b. 1962) is a Professor at the University of Montpellier and head of the Laboratory Universe and Particles of Montpellier, Puy is a cosmologist, and a specialist in the Dark Ages and the formation of the first elements of the Universe.Discovered 26 August 2008 by , Parc National des Cévenn s C. Demeautis, J.-M. Lopez
(597469) Denisleahy
Denis Alan Leahy (b. 1952) is a Canadian astronomer and professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Calgary. His research interests include the study of radio pulsars, supernova remnants, compact objects and high-energy astrophysics in general.Discovered 7 April 2007 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam, Maunakea