Asteroids named after people called Douglas
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(12494) Doughamilton
Douglas P. Hamilton (b. 1966) is a dynamicist specializing in small particles in the solar system. His major contributions involve motions and resonances when several different forces are involved, work for which he received the American Astronomical Society's Urey prize in 1999. The name was suggested by M. A'Hearn.Discovered 25 February 1998 by NEAT, Haleakala
(13358) Revelle
Douglas O. ReVelle, of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, is well known for his pioneering theoretical work in meteor physics and astronomy based on theoretical aerodynamics, in meteor acoustics and in the interpretation of infrasonic meteor observations. The name was suggested by Z. Ceplecha.Discovered 14 October 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(17925) Dougweinberg
Douglas Stanley Weinberg (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Yorktown High School, Arlington, Virginia, U.S.A.Discovered 15 April 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18774) Lavanture
Douglas George Lavanture (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the John Adams High School, South Bend, Indiana, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19433) Naftz
Douglas Calvin Naftz (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Park City High School, Park City, Utah, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21527) Horton
Douglas Ray Horton (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Hotchkiss High School, Hotchkiss, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 24 June 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25133) Douglin
Douglas N. C. Lin (b. 1949) is a theoretical astrophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He also served as founding director of the Kavli Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics at Peking University. He has modeled the formation, structure, and evolution of galaxies, globular clusters, stars and planets.Discovered 18 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(29980) Dougsimons
Douglas A. Simons (b. 1962) is an American astronomer who has built or led the development of several infrared and optical instruments for large telescopes. He has also collaborated with others in observing the galactic center, the interstellar medium and infrared binary stars. The name was suggested by M. Trueblood.Discovered 30 September 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(65657) Hube
At the University of Alberta, Douglas P. Hube (b. 1941) has specialized in the study of short-period, massive, binary-star systems through spectroscopic and photometric observations. A tireless promoter of astronomy locally, he served as national president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada from 1994 to 1996.Discovered 16 August 1982 by A. Lowe, Siding Spring
(128795) Douglaswalker
Douglas K. Walker (b. 1955) is an American engineer and astronomer. He specializes in statistical analysis and system modeling for defense applications. A midlife career change, and experience teaching astronomy, led to his PhD in astronomy. He continues his work on variable stars as well as defense project consulting.Discovered 13 September 2004 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(151657) Finkbeiner
Douglas P. Finkbeiner (b. 1971) is an American astrophysicist best known for mapping interstellar dust and studying its effect on cosmological measurements. He is a principal author of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey ubercalibration algorithm.Discovered 11 December 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(170022) Douglastucker
Douglas Tucker (b. 1965) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his work in the photometric calibration of large imaging surveys, and for the analysis of the Las Campanas Redshift Survey data.Discovered 30 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(172951) Mehoke
Douglas S. Mehoke (b. 1956) is a thermal engineer at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, and served as a Thermal Systems Engineer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 11 May 2005 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo
(235985) Dougrodgers
Douglas J. Rodgers (b. 1980) is an American computing engineer serving as the Science Operations Center Coordinator for the Parker Solar Probe Mission. He developed automated housekeeping monitoring for the NASA New Horizons' LORRI instrument and developed data analysis/software for the Neutron Spectrometer on MESSENGER and the SSUSI/DMSP instruments.Discovered 12 March 2005 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(315174) Sellek
Douglas J. Sellek (1945-1996) was a middle-school science teacher and an advocate of the sciences. He fostered creativity, curiosity and an understanding of the scientific method in his students and those around him. He would often hold public star parties at the school, showing the night sky to students and parents alike.Discovered 20 March 2007 by CSS, Catalina