Asteroids named after people called Edward
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(2246) Bowell
Named in honor of Edward L. G. Bowell, Lowell Observatory astronomer who has made and who continues to make impressive contributions in many areas of minor-planet astronomy. Following his comprehensive UBV photoelectric photometry of minor planets, he has revived and augmented the Lowell photographic astrometric program and has discovered several new objects. He also does extensive orbital work on minor planets, including the establishment of identifications and the prediction of occultations. Name proposed by B. G. Marsden.Discovered 14 December 1979 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(4815) Anders
Edward Anders (b. 1926), professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, has made many seminal contributions to the field of meteoritics. His work provided early evidence that meteorites are derived from minor planets rather than a larger fragmented planet and that meteoritic organics are of abiotic origin.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(4854) Edscott
Edward Scott (b. 1947), professor at the University of Hawaii, began his career by deciphering how minor planet cores fractionally crystallized to produce the observed range of iron meteorite compositions. His current work focuses on the chemical and physical processes that operated in the solar nebula.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(4966) Edolsen
Edward Olsen (b. 1927) is a long-time curator of the meteorite collection at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. His studies of stony-iron meteorites and phosphate minerals have focused on unraveling the processes that led to core formation in minor planets.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(5608) Olmos
Edward James Olmos (b. 1947) is an award-winning actor known for his roles as the dedicated teacher in Stand and Deliver and as Admiral William Adama in Battlestar Galactica. He is also a promoter of humanitarian causes, such as the Lives in Hazard Educational Project. The name was suggested by T. H. Burbine.Discovered 12 March 1993 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H., Kushiro
(6081) Cloutis
Edward Cloutis (b. 1958), professor at the University of Winnipeg, studies the spectra of mineral assemblages similar to those found on planetary surfaces. He was the first to derive a relationship between the olivine-orthopyroxene fraction and the ratio of silicate absorption bands in reflectance spectra.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(7551) Edstolper
Edward M. Stolper (b. 1952) is a professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology. He has pioneered the use of experimental, analytical, theoretical, and computational studies aimed at understanding the origin and evolution of igneous rocks on the earth and other planets.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(7692) Edhenderson
Edward P. Henderson (1898-1992) was the curator of meteorites at the Smithsonian Institution. During his tenure, he focused on studies of iron meteorites, growth of the meteorite collection, and providing material to the scientific community.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(9260) Edwardolson
Edward C. Olson (b. 1930), emeritus professor at the University of Illinois, has carried out observational programs that have demonstrated how the outer layers of mass-gaining stars are distorted, and how angular momentum from the mass-transfer process can spin stars up close to the stability limit.Discovered 8 October 1953 by Indiana University, Brooklyn
(10334) Gibbon
British historian Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), celebrated for his six-volume work The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-1789), attributed the fall of the Roman Empire to the loss of civil virtue among its citizens.Discovered 3 August 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(10492) Mizzi
Edward Michael Mizzi (b. 1953) is a retired teacher and amateur astronomer who served as President of RASC Hamilton Centre, administered the club's equipment loan program and developed an introductory course called NOVA. Mizzi has also contributed to public outreach in Ontario, including neighborhood events, a children's camp, libraries, and school classes.Discovered 28 August 1986 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(11202) Teddunham
Edward W. Dunham (b. 1952), an astronomer at the Lowell Observatory, is a co-discoverer of the rings of Uranus and a designer of instruments for both ground-based and space applications. His current research concerns the detection of extrasolar planets by means of photometry.Discovered 22 March 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(11349) Witten
Edward Witten (b. 1951) is a physicist at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton and one of the premier theoretical physicists of our time. He has made fundamental contributions to particle physics and string theory. In 1990 he was awarded the Fields Medal, the highest prize in mathematics.Discovered 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(13077) Edschneider
Edward T. Scheider (b. 1948) serves as a staff pilot and T-38 instructor pilot at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. An active member of the Society of Experimental Test Pilots, he has logged flight hours in 84 different models of aircraft and has performed “first flights” on five unique research aircraft.Discovered 4 November 1991 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(16019) Edwardsu
Edward Joseph Su (b. 1984) was named a finalist in the 2003 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his physics project. He attends the William G. Enloe High School, Raleigh, North Carolina.Discovered 12 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17032) Edlu
Edward Tsang Lu (b. 1963) is a physicist specializing in solar physics. As an astronaut, he lived on the International Space Station for six months in 2003. Lu is a cofounder of the B612 Foundation. The name was suggested by C. R. Chapman.Discovered 22 March 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(21367) Edwardpleva
Edward Gustav Pleva (1912-2008) was a geography educator who taught for 39 years at Western University and was editor of The Canadian Oxford School Atlas. Name suggested by R. and P. Jedicke.Discovered 2 June 1997 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(22996) De Boo
Edward de Boo mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Classical High School, Providence, Rhode Island.Discovered 4 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33589) Edwardkim
Edward Sangyoon Kim (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He also received the Intel and Indo-US Science & Technology Forum Award. He attends the Midway High School, Waco, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(65866) Wynneozrics
Edward Wynne (b. 1961) is an English guitarist and keyboardist. He is a founding member of, and principal composer for, the eclectic music group Ozric Tentacles (aka The Ozrics). This naming also commemorates all musicians who are or have been members of this band.Discovered 10 August 1997 by G. R. Viscome, Rand
(100940) Maunder
Edward Walter Maunder (1851-1925), a British astronomer, was the driving force in the foundation of the British Astronomical Association. He is well-known for discovering a prolonged minimum in solar activity from 1645 to 1715, corresponding with lower than average European temperatures.Discovered 28 June 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(129335) Edwardlittle
Edward Little (b. 1978) worked as a calibration and test engineer on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. He is an avid amateur astronomer and optical designer.Discovered 23 October 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(132903) Edgibson
Edward G. Gibson (b. 1936) was one of the first scientist-astronauts, selected for NASA Group 4 in 1965. He was CAPCOM for Apollo 12 and science pilot for Skylab 4, setting a new spaceflight record and conducting landmark solar research. Ed is also a noted author and U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame inductee.Discovered 14 September 2002 by R. Matson, Palomar
(134292) Edwardhall
Edward Hall (1942–2020) earned a Ph.D. at Northwestern University. He was instrumental in the development of silicon-based sensors and gallium arsenide devices at Motorola. Hall later was director of the Arizona State University nanofabrication laboratory and executive associate dean of their School of Engineering.Discovered 20 February 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(249542) Edwardyoung
Edward Young (b. 1959) is an American professor of Geochemistry at the University of California, Los Angeles. He combines observations, novel mass spectrometry, and modeling to study solar-system origin, planetary formation and atmospheric evolution, as well as the structure of exoplanets.Discovered 21 April 2010 by WISE, WISE
(333059) Audi
Edward Audi (b. 1973) is an American engineer. He is Science Operations Engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also an Operations Engineer for the Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer (VIMS) instrument which was onboard the Cassini spacecraft to Saturn.Discovered 25 February 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(357546) Edwardhalbach
Edward A. Halbach (1909-2011) was a prominent amateur astronomer who made contributions to the study of variable stars, lunar occultations, solar astronomy and aurorae. He mentored and encouraged generations of astronomers, both amateur and professional.Discovered 15 September 2004 by Cooney Jr., W. R., Gross, J., Sonoita