Asteroids named after people called Dennis
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(1806) Derice
Named in honor of the wife of Dennis Harwood, member of the astrometric team at the Perth Observatory.Discovered 13 June 1971 by Perth Observatory, Bickley
(1978) Patrice
Named in honor of the daughter of Dennis Harwood, member of the astrometric team at the Perth Observatory.Discovered 13 June 1971 by Perth Observatory, Bickley
(4706) Dennisreuter
Dennis C. Reuter (b. 1952), a physical chemist at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, has developed instrumentation and techniques to measure the spectra of comets and planetary bodies thereby determining some of their surface and atmospheric properties.Discovered 16 February 1988 by R. Rajamohan, Kavalur
(4958) Wellnitz
Named in honor of Dennis D. Wellnitz (b. 1951), University of Maryland instrument builder, observer, data analyst and all-around physicist. Wellnitz has designed and developed a wide variety of astronomical instrumentation, and he has participated in many major observational programs, including occultations by minor planets and comets and the 1994 cometary collision with Jupiter. His work with the NEAR mission has resulted in improved signal-to-noise spectra from the near-infrared spectrometer, contributing to the mineralogical analysis of the surface of (433) Eros. Wellnitz' thorough, detailed studies and his great patience are particularly appreciated by his colleagues. Name proposed by J. Veverka, based on a suggestion by L. A. McFadden. Citation by McFadden and M. F. A'Hearn.Discovered 13 July 1991 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(8357) O'Connor
Named in honor of J. Dennis O'Connor (b. 1942), internationally acknowledged biological scientist, provost and staunch proponent of research excellence at the Smithsonian Institution, and resolute champion of the programs of the Astrophysical Observatory.Discovered 25 September 1989 by Oak Ridge Observatory, Harvard
(10033) Bodewits
Dennis Bodewits (b. 1979) is a research scientist at the University of Maryland who performs observational studies of the activity and evolution of comets and active asteroids using the Swift gamma-ray burst space observatory.Discovered 24 October 1981 by S. J. Bus, Palomar
(20112) Cassia
Dennis Cassia (1951–2025) was an accomplished American astrophotographer for nearly six decades who was well-known for helping to organize the annual Stellafane Conference each summer in Vermont. By profession, he served in the Monroe (Connecticut) Fire Department for 40 years, where he helped to teach and develop thousands of firefighters and officers.Discovered 20 September 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(25232) Schatz
Dennis Schatz (b. 1947) is an American astronomer and educator who was Vice-President of the Pacific Science Center, President & workshop leader for the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, author of 23 children's books on science, and co-developer of educational programs like Project ASTRO & Portal to the Public.Discovered 14 October 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(25823) Dentrujillo
Dennis Paul Trujillo (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the McCurdy High School, Espanola, New Mexico, U.S.A.Discovered 29 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27423) Dennisbowers
Dennis Bowers (b. 1953) is a valued, long-time technician of the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, providing electronic engineering for spacecraft and ground-based observing instrumentation and up-to-date audio-visual support for classes, conferences, and meetings.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(28057) Hollars
Dennis R. Hollars (b. 1942) is a long-time supporter of Lowell Observatory and its mission. He is an astronomer who received his PhD from New Mexico University where he studied with Clyde Tombaugh. Dennis continues to be generous with his time and talent serving on Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board and Technology committee.Discovered 24 June 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(33508) Drewnik
Dennis Adrian Drewnik (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences project. He also received the Dudley R. Herschbach SIYSS Award. He attends the Sisler High School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.Discovered 6 April 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(100485) Russelldavies
Dennis Russell Davies (b. 1944), principal conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz from 2002 and musical director of the Basel Symphony Orchestra from 2009, inspired Philip Glass to compose the opera Kepler, which premiered in Linz in 2009, 400 years after the publication of Kepler's Astronomia Nova.Discovered 3 November 1996 by Meyer, E., Obermair, E., Linz
(172947) Baeyens
Dennis A. Baeyens (b. 1946) is a molecular Biologist who earned a PhD at Michigan State University.Discovered 13 May 2005 by Mount Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(294727) Dennisritchie
Dennis MacAlistair Ritchie (1941-2011) was a computer scientist and winner of the Turing, Hamming Medal and National Medal of Technology awards. He created the C programming language and was co-creator of the UNIX operating system.Discovered 31 January 2008 by Glinos, T., Levy, D. H., Vail-Jarnac
(707242) Denniscrabtree
Dennis Crabtree (b. 1952) is a Canadian astrophysicist at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Centre (National Research Council of Canada). He is an emeritus director and unofficial historian of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.Discovered 29 August 2003 by D. D. Balam, Maunakea