Asteroids named after people called Franklin
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(11696) Capen
Charles (“Chick”) Franklin Capen (1926-1986) was best known for his observations of the planets, particularly Mars. He worked at the Lowell Observatory for many years as an observer and tour guide.Discovered 22 March 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(85121) Loehde
Franklin C. Loehde (b. 1936) is a retired science educator in Edmonton. He was involved in successful efforts to build the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium in 1960 and the Edmonton Space Sciences Centre (now the Odyssium) in 1984. He served as National President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada during 1982-1984.Discovered 27 May 1976 by A. Lowe, Siding Spring
(115015) Chang Diaz
Franklin R. Chang Díaz (b. 1950) was an astronaut for 25 years and flew seven Space Shuttle missions from 1986 to 2002. He logged more than 1600 hours in space and helped to deploy the Galileo spacecraft to Jupiter. He is the first Costa Rican astronaut and is also of Chinese descent.Discovered 24 August 2003 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo