Asteroids named after people called Edgar
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(14739) Edgarchavez
Edgar Chavez (b. 1957) is an engineer who services electron microprobes at research institutions (such as the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona) used to analyze a variety of meteorites, terrestrial rocks and manmade materials.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(17427) Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), born to a Scots-Irish family in Boston, Massachusetts, is known for his macabre and mysterious writings. His Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque (1839) enormously influenced artists from many disciplines. His famous poem “The Raven” is a reminiscence on the early death of his wife.Discovered 4 February 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(19022) Penzel
Edgar Penzel (b. 1921) founded the school observatory in Rodewisch Saxony, and directed it from 1950 to 1986. In 1957, the astronomers on the observatory's staff were the first in Central Europe to watch the artificial Satellite Sputnik 1. The observatory was named for the first German astronaut, Sigmund Jähn, in 1979.Discovered 26 September 2000 by G. Lehmann, Drebach
(21811) Burroughs
The fantasy novels of Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) have fired the imaginations of generations of readers and inspired numerous motion pictures. His most enduring and popular fictional character is Tarzan of the Apes.Discovered 5 October 1999 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(39882) Edgarmitchell
Edgar Mitchell (1930-2016) was an American naval officer, aviator and NASA astronaut, who was the sixth man to walk on the Moon.Discovered 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(389478) Rivera-Valentin
Edgar G. Rivera-Valentín (b. 1986) is a scientist at the Lunar and Planetary Institute. His research focuses on the interactions of processes, such as atmosphere-regolith interactions, impact cratering's interactions with a body's composition, and interactions between radar and the near-surface of asteroids and planetary surfaces.Discovered 13 March 2010 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak