Asteroids named after people called Edwin
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(1852) Carpenter
Named in memory of Edwin F. Carpenter (1898-1963), second director of the Steward Observatory and a director-at-large on the AURA board. His primary research interests were spectroscopic binaries, photometry and interacting galaxies. Despite extremely limited financial resources he succeeded in keeping Steward Observatory an active research center during the nearly three decades of his directorship, and he played a major role in persuading the Papago Tribal Council to lease the top of Kitt Peak to the AURA Board, thereby enabling the construction of the National Observatory on Kitt Peak. Name proposed by F. K. Edmondson and E. Roemer. Citation written by W. S. Fitch.Discovered 1 April 1955 by Indiana University, Brooklyn
(3932) Edshay
Edwin L. Shay (1938-1998) was an educator in Worthington, Ohio, and Syracuse, New York, for 34 years and father of the Worthington Soccer League. His enthusiasm for learning and exploration, as well as his personal involvement in the education of students as individuals, inspired many to achieve their dreams.Discovered 27 September 1984 by Nolan, M. C., Shoemaker, C. S., Palomar
(7868) Barker
Named in honor of Edwin S. Barker (b. 1940), a research scientist at the McDonald Observatory of the University of Texas at Austin. Barker is well known for his work on physical observations of both major and minor planets. He served as McDonald Observatory superintendent for several years in the 1980s, simultaneously continuing his planetary studies and vastly improving seeing conditions at the observatory. He also conducted an extensive atmospheric-monitoring and data-reduction program that resulted in the recommendation of locating the Hobby-Eberly Telescope on Mt. Fowlkes. In the early 1990s he very successfully served as discipline scientist at NASA headquarters, and in 1997-1998 was chair of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society. Citation written by P. J. Shelus.Discovered 26 October 1984 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(9164) Colbert
Edwin H. Colbert (b. 1905) is a distinguished U.S. vertebrate paleontologist who has made major contributions to our knowledge of dinosaur evolution and the earth's geological history, notably by proving the continental connection of Antarctica and southern Africa in Lower Triassic times. The name was suggested by K. Kron.Discovered 19 September 1987 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(10977) Mathlener
Edwin Mathlener (b. 1962) was editor of the Dutch astronomy magazine Zenit, and is now director of the National Center for Astronomical Information, “De Koepel”, in Utrecht. Name suggested by H. van Woerden and A. van der Brugge.Discovered 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11757) Salpeter
Edwin E. Salpeter (b. 1924), born in Austria, educated in Australia and the U.K., has been at Cornell University since 1948. A generalist, he worked with Hans Bethe in quantum electrodynamics and nuclear physics and is best known for the triple-α helium-burning reaction and for the initial mass function of stars.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(20894) Krumeich
Edwin Krumeich (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Croton-Harmon High School, Croton-on-Hudson, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 21 November 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26485) Edwinpost
Edwin Post (b. 1953) is a member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board. Ed supports Lowell Observatory in its mission to bring astronomical research results to the general public. Ed is a software engineer who specializes in graphic design and animation.Discovered 4 January 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(34620) Edwinbodoni
Edwin Christopher Bodoni (b. 2000) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his translational medical science project. He attended the Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 24 October 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(169299) Sirko
Edwin Sirko (b. 1978) is a former American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for his work on cosmological simulations. He was lead programmer on NASA's official computer game, Moonbase Alpha.Discovered 21 September 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point