Asteroids named after people called Frank
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(2434) Bateson
Named in honor of Frank Maine Bateson, director of the Variable Star section of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand since 1928. He led the site survey of New Zealand that resulted in the establishment of the Mount John University Observatory and was astronomer-in-charge there until 1968. Dr. Bateson and his wife Doris continue to support and encourage astronomy in New Zealand.Discovered 27 May 1981 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M., Lake Tekapo
(4772) Frankdrake
Frank Drake (b. 1930) is an American astronomer at the SETI Institute who pioneered the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and conducted the first SETI Search in 1960. He is best known for writing the Drake Equation, trying to quantify the number of active, communicative ET civilizations in the Milky Way.Discovered 2 November 1989 by Hioki, T., Kawasato, N., Okutama
(5251) Bradwood
Frank Bradshaw Wood (1915-1997) was a pioneer of photoelectric photometry and an expert on close binary stars. As a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, he supported the founding of Mt. John Observatory and promoted astronomical research there.Discovered 18 May 1985 by Gilmore, A. C., Kilmartin, P. M., Lake Tekapo
(5574) Seagrave
Frank Evans Seagrave (1860-1934) was an American amateur astronomer, who observed the Sun, variable stars, novae, comets and minor planets from his private observatory. He was a prodigious computer of orbits of minor planets and comets, including the 1910 return of 1P/Halley.Discovered 20 March 1984 by Z. Vavrova, Klet
(7085) Franksienkiewicz
Frank Sienkiewicz (b. 1965) is an American education specialist and project engineer for the Center for Astrophysics MicroObservatory robotic telescope network. The network serves students, educators, and the general public, allowing them to use small but high-quality instruments to remotely observe and analyze astronomical objects.Discovered 5 August 1991 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(7455) Podosek
Frank A. Podosek (b. 1941) is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis. His research centers on the uses of isotopic analysis of natural materials in elucidating the character and history of our planet and our planetary system.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(7934) Sinatra
Named in memory of Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), American singer. Beginning in 1935 when he won a radio talent show, Sinatra showed impeccable taste as an American song stylist for over 50 years. He won an Oscar in 1954 for his role in the movie From Here to Eternity, and in 1985 he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Throughout his career, he “did it his way”.Discovered 26 September 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(8310) Seelos
Named in honor of Frank P. Seelos IV who, as a student at Wolford College, participated in the 1998 CalTech Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow program. He assisted and carried out research with the Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking program at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and developed the software package HAVANA, which rapidly accesses images of specified objects from the extensive observational archive available. Frank is an outstanding student with a double major in physics and mathematics.Discovered 9 August 1996 by NEAT, Haleakala
(8732) Champion
Born in Texas, Frank Champion (1884-1917) was an aviator who flew to Japan in a wooden airplane. He entertained 100~000 Japanese with his acrobatic stunt flying over Kochi City. But a wing accidentally broke, and he was killed. There is a memorial to him in Kochi.Discovered 8 December 1996 by T. Seki, Geisei
(9662) Frankhubbard
Named for the American harpsichord maker Frank Hubbard (1920-1976). After graduating from Harvard he traveled in Europe and gained a profound knowledge of early keyboard instruments, setting this down in his book Three Centuries of Harpsichord Making. In 1949, jointly with William Dowd, he set up a harpsichord workshop in Boston, which, through a process of fission, became the progenitor of several such workshops and led to the establishment of a tradition of harpsichord making in North America.Discovered 12 April 1996 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(9681) Sherwoodrowland
Frank Sherwood Rowland (b. 1927) was a co-recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize in chemistry, awarded for work in atmospheric chemistry.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11689) Frankxu
Frank Z. Xu (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his biochemistry project. He attended the Brookline High School, Brookline, Massachusetts.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(11810) Preusker
Frank Preusker (b. 1975) is a geologist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) whose work includes digital terrain models of both Vesta and Ceres using Dawn spacecraft images.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(12077) Frankthorne
Frank Thorne mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(12142) Franklow
American physicist Frank J. Low (b. 1933) invented the gallium-doped germanium bolometer and became a leader in infrared astronomy. He pioneered open-port airborne astronomy and helped develop infrared spaceborne astronomy.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(12828) Batteas
Frank Batteas (b. 1955) is a pilot for the F/A-18 and C-17 flight research projects at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California. He has accumulated more than 4700 hours of flight experience in more than 40 different types of aircraft.Discovered 3 January 1997 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(16267) Mcdermott
Named in honor of Frank McDermott for mentoring two finalists in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. McDermott is a teacher at the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17028) Frankstadermann
Frank J. Stadermann (1962–2010) was a German-American scientist who studied Solar System materials at Washington University in St. Louis (USA). His key work was on samples of comet 81P/Wild returned by the Stardust mission.Discovered 18 March 1999 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(17280) Shelly
Frank C. Shelly (b. 1960) has been a developer of software for moving objects and was worked as the LINEAR site operations coordinator in Socorro, New Mexico.Discovered 6 June 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(18095) Frankblock
Frank Emmanuel Block (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the Little Rock Central High School, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.Discovered 5 June 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18238) Frankshu
Frank Shu (b. 1943), president of National Tsinghua University in Taiwan and former professor at the University of California in Berkeley, is well known for his fundamental contributions to the theory of star formation.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(18292) Zoltowski
Frank B. Zoltowski (b. 1957) discovered 60 numbered minor planets and made numerous critical observations of near-Earth objects, notably a dramatic recovery of 1999 AN10, while he was working in South Australia during 1997–1999. He continued to make astrometric contributions on his return to the U.S.Discovered 17 March 1977 by Harvard Observatory, Harvard
(21470) Frankchuang
Frank Fu-Han Chuang (b. 1988) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He also received the MILSET Expo-Science Award. He attends the Monta Vista High School, Cupertino, California, U.S.A.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24671) Frankmartin
Swiss composer Frank Martin (1890-1974) wrote operas and oratorios, as well as chamber, vocal and orchestral music. First influenced by the French late romanticism and impressionism, he turned later to the twelve-tone technique. His work received international exposure and appreciation.Discovered 10 January 1989 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(26011) Cornelius
Frank Cornelius (b. 1961), Engineering Manager at Lowell Observatory, was pivotal in maintaining performance of the Discovery Channel Telescope (DCT) and the Naval Precision Optical Interferometer (NPOI). He previously served as DCT Senior Site Engineer, DCT Site Engineer and NPOI Site Engineer.Discovered 21 March 2001 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(26990) Culbertson
Frank Lee Culbertson Jr. (b. 1949), former NASA astronaut, recorded the NASA program “Amateur Radio on the ISS” for the first time in Japan on 2001 Nov. 23 in Iruma City.Discovered 23 November 1997 by N. Sato, Chichibu
(27264) Frankclayton
Frank Clayton Anderson, III, mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Kinkaid School, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 12 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30068) Frankmelillo
Frank Melillo (b. 1958) has been the Coordinator for the Mercury Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) since 2001. Also in that year he received the ALPO Walter Haas Observing Award.Discovered 11 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(31098) Frankhill
Frank Hill (b. 1951) is a U.S. astronomer, inventor of a method for probing beneath the solar surface, an expert on selection of observatory sites, and Data Scientist for the worldwide GONG network of helioseismic telescopes and the National Solar Observatory digital data archive.Discovered 9 June 1997 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(40463) Frankkameny
Frank E. Kameny (1925–2011) trained as a variable star astronomer in the 1950s, but joined the Civil Rights struggle. His contributions included removing homosexuality from being termed a mental disorder in 1973 and shepherding passage of the District of Columbia marriage equality law in 2009.Discovered 15 September 1999 by G. W. Billings, Calgary
(42998) Malinafrank
American aeronautical engineer and painter Frank Joseph Malina, Jr., (1912-1981) was a pioneer in scientific engineering, particularly rocket propulsion. He served as acting director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory from its founding in 1944 to 1946. In 1947 he joined UNESCO and after 1953 pursued his interest in kinetic art.Discovered 17 October 1999 by Pravec, P., Kusnirak, P., Ondrejov
(43083) Frankconrad
Frank Conrad (1921-2005) was a long-time amateur astronomer and past president of the Baton Rouge Astronomical Society. He was a selfless and dedicated volunteer for public astronomy at the Highland Road Park Observatory and a cherished friend.Discovered 19 November 1999 by W. R. Cooney Jr., Baton Rouge
(44217) Whittle
British aeronautical engineer and pilot Frank Whittle (1907-1996) was the inventor of the turbo-jet engine, which he first patented in 1930. Such an ingenious yet simple method of high-speed propulsion made flight an affordable and relatively safe form of travel for the masses.Discovered 12 August 1998 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(48070) Zizza
Frank Zizza is associate professor of mathematics at the University of Arizona South and past president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club. He is credited with originating the idea of establishing an astronomical observatory on the university's campus in Sierra Vista.Discovered 19 March 2001 by D. Healy, Junk Bond
(84224) Kyte
Frank Kyte (b. 1949) studies the meteoritic component of distal impact deposits. He discovered the only known deep-ocean impact---the late Pliocene impact of the km-sized Eltanin object into the sub-Antarctic Pacific. He has also found meteorites in deep-sea sediments from the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary.Discovered 9 September 2002 by R. Matson, Haleakala
(90396) Franklopez
Frank Lopez (b. 1955) is the owner of StellarVision Astronomy Shop in Tucson, Arizona. As such he has built many of the local amateur observatories, spoken to thousands of children at local schools and helped many budding astronomers.Discovered 16 December 2003 by CSS, Mount Bigelow
(115561) Frankherbert
Frank Herbert (1920-1986) is best remembered for Dune, one of the most acclaimed science-fiction novels ever written. Dune, which won the Hugo and Nebula awards, embodied Herbert's fascination with the intricacies of ecology, evolution, politics, psychology, government and sociology.Discovered 20 October 2003 by Dillon, W. G., Wells, D., Needville
(121313) Tamsin
Belgian amateur astronomer Frank Tamsin (b. 1964) has been editor of the Belgian astronomical magazine Heelal since 1998. He is also the secretary general of the Flemish Amateur Astronomers Association and the public observatory Beisbroek in Bruges. The name was suggested by S. De Jonge, C. Steyaert and J. Meeus.Discovered 8 September 1999 by T. Pauwels, Uccle
(130007) Frankteti
Frank Teti (b. 1966) is the Program Manager for the development of the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. Prior to this, he was the Manager of Autonomous Robotics at MDA and focused on commercial and civilian missions for lunar exploration/exploitation and orbital debris removal.Discovered 4 November 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(174801) Etscorn
Frank Etscorn (b. 1945), a professor of psychology at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, is the inventor of the nicotine patch. As an avid amateur astronomer, he leveraged the success of this effort into the creation of the university's Etscorn Campus Observatory.Discovered 23 November 2003 by W. H. Ryan, Etscorn
(331341) Frankscholten
Frank Scholten (b. 1961) was a specialist in planetary photogrammetry active at the DLR Planetary Geodesy Department from 1999 to 2021. Among other space missions, he was involved in Mars-Express, Venus-Express, Dawn, Rosetta and Hayabusa 2.Discovered 6 February 2007 by Mount Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(333175) Jaen
Frank J. Jaen (b. 1991) is an American systems engineer on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return mission. He supports other flying missions as a real-time operator and has previously worked in roles supporting aircraft in the commercial aviation sector.Discovered 22 January 2006 by CSS, Catalina
(438973) Masci
Frank Masci (b. 1972) has been responsible for instrumental calibration, characterization and software development for image processing and source detection for the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, NEOWISE and the Palomar Transient Factory.Discovered 5 July 2010 by WISE, WISE
(487761) Frankbrandner
Frank Brandner (1961-2014) was an inspiring teacher and photographer at the Otto-Schott-Gymnasium in Jena, Germany, who encouraged his students to excel in astronomy, including the discovery of minor planets. Name suggested by C. Liefke and students from the Otto-Schott-Gymnasium.Discovered 26 October 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala