Asteroids named after people called Erik
馃懚 Erik as a baby name馃惗 Erik as a dog name
(7292) Prosperin
Erik Prosperin (1739-1803), professor in astronomy at Uppsala Observatory during 1773-1798, calculated the orbits of many comets and was also interested in the orbit of the then recently discovered first minor planet, (1) Ceres.Discovered 1 March 1992 by UESAC, La Silla
(7939) Asphaug
Named in honor of Erik Asphaug (b. 1961), currently in the Earth Sciences Department at the University of California at Santa Cruz. Asphaug has pioneered the application of fracture mechanics and hydrodynamics to numerous problems in planetary science. Using a radar-derived model of (4769) Castalia, he has explored how effects of a hypervelocity impact depend on the projectile's energy, the equation of state of the target material and the target's internal configuration of fractures and voids. His calculations have important implications for our understanding of the collisional evolution of minor planets and for the mitigation of hazards due to comets and minor planets.Discovered 14 January 1991 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(8327) Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer (b. 1968), sightless since age 13, holds the unique distinction of being the first blind mountain climber to conquer Mt. Everest. His sense of adventure, courage, fortitude and perseverance have also led him to the summits of Denali, Kilimanjaro and Aconcagua.Discovered 6 May 1981 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(9438) Satie
Erik Satie (1866-1925), French composer and pianist, is best known for his solo piano pieces, including the Gymnopedies, Gnossiennes, and Nocturnes. The tendency toward extreme simplicity in his music influenced his contemporaries Debussy, Poulenc and Ravel, and later in America, John Cage.Discovered 5 March 1997 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(10270) Skoglov
Erik Skogl枚v (b. 1968) is an astronomer at Uppsala Observatory working on the dynamical spin vector evolution of minor planets.Discovered 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
(11307) Erikolsson
Erik Olsson (1919-2007) was an artist who also worked with restoration of churches. He initiated the foundation of a museum in Kovik that reflects the history of fishing on Gotland.Discovered 19 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
(11521) Erikson
Erik H. Erikson (1902-1994) was a German-American psychoanalyst who made important contributions to the field of psychosocial development. Through his friendship with Anna Freud, he became interested in child psychoanalysis. His views on personality development were published in Childhood and Society (1950).Discovered 10 April 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(15170) Erikdeul
Erik Deul (b. 1958) is a Dutch astronomer in Leiden. After a career in IT support, he returned to Leiden Observatory to become Scientific Head of the Informations and Communications Technologies development group.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(15621) Erikhovland
Erik Hovland (b. 1970) is a computer programmer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He developed the NEAT operations software when it changed telescopes to the MSSS 1.2-m on Maui and has helped deploy the first phase of the Keck Interferometer. His little free time is spent with his son and wife.Discovered 29 April 2000 by NEAT, Haleakala
(23801) Erikgustafson
Erik Olaf Gustafson (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Homer Intermediate School, Homer, New York.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24066) Eriksorensen
Erik Sorensen mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. He is a member of the Home Educators of the New River Valley, Pearisburg, Virginia.Discovered 4 October 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33044) Erikdavy
Erik Davy Rees (b. 2003) is a grandson of the discoverer.Discovered 20 October 1997 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(129955) Eriksyrstad
Erik Syrstad (b. 1978) was the detector assembly contamination control lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission OCAMS camera. As an instrument scientist at the Utah State University Space Dynamics Laboratory, he was the program manager for the FUV spectrograph camera on NASA's ICON mission.Discovered 8 October 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(213197) Lessac-Chenen
Erik J. Lessac-Chenen (b. 1982) is an American engineer at KinetX Aerospace, Inc. He served as an optical navigation analyst for the NASA New Horizons Mission to the Kuiper belt object Arrokoth.Discovered 20 September 2000 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(227770) Wischnewski
Erik Wischnewski (b. 1952) has been a lecturer at adult education centers and planetaria since 1972 and is an author of several astronomical textbooks. His work contributes to the German-language astronomical education.Discovered 30 October 2006 by W. Ries, Altschwendt