Asteroids named after people called Geoffrey
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(4209) Briggs
Named in honor of Geoffrey A. Briggs, space physicist, former Director of the Solar System Exploration program at NASA headquarters, where he played a leading role in establishing the U.S.-Soviet Joint Working Group for Solar System Exploration and served as co-chairman. In the 1970s he was at JPL as an active member of the Viking Orbiter Imaging Team. Currently with the Air and Space Museum, Briggs continues to energize the presentation of Space related accomplishments to the public. The discoverer wishes to acknowledge his long-term support and enthusiasm for solar system research. The naming is heartily endorsed by Jurgen Rahe and the scientific community who have known him as a serious, hardworking scientist trying to accomplish the most with limited resources.Discovered 4 October 1986 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(10289) Geoffperry
Geoffrey E. Perry (1927-2000), cheerfully eccentric physics teacher at Kettering Grammar School, England, taught his students to monitor radio signals from Soviet satellites. His group of students discovered the Plesetsk launch site and became the most reliable public source of space information during the Cold War.Discovered 24 August 1984 by Oak Ridge Observatory, Harvard
(11753) Geoffburbidge
Geoffrey Burbidge (b. 1925) is a British-born astrophysicist who, with E. M. Burbidge, W. A. Fowler and F. Hoyle, showed in 1957 how most elements have been produced in nuclear reactions in stars. A vigorous supporter of steady state cosmological models, he has been at University of California at San Diego since 1962.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(13018) Geoffjames
Deputy manager for earth sciences, Geoffrey K. James (b. 1956) has provided outstanding support for minor-planet programs at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His experimental and theoretical research in electron scattering has led to the establishment of a unique high-resolution vacuum ultraviolet spectrometer facility.Discovered 10 April 1988 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(21714) Geoffreywoo
Geoffrey Hubert Woo (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Palos Verdes Peninsula High School, Rolling Hills Estates, California, U.S.A.Discovered 8 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30090) Grossano
Geoffrey Louis Rossano (1949–2021) was a distinguished American historian and polymath with eclectic talents and wide-ranging historical interests. The author of six prize-winning books and many articles, he was a brilliant teacher at Salisbury School who transformed reluctant teenaged boys into historians.Discovered 11 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(38431) Jeffbeck
Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (b. 1944) is an English guitarist and musician. Since the 1960s he has been widely recognized for his innovative sound and for his collaborations across a broad range of musical genres including rock, jazz fusion, blues, and instrumental. Beck is considered one of the most influential lead guitarists in history.Discovered 8 September 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(132904) Notkin
Geoffrey Notkin (b. 1961) is co-host of the popular Science Channel series Meteorite Men and author of over 100 articles on meteoritics, paleontology and the arts. A discoverer of meteorites on four continents, he has also made documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, PBS, the BBC and the History Channel.Discovered 12 September 2002 by R. Matson, Palomar
(160215) Haines-Stiles
Geoffrey Haines-Stiles (b. 1948) served as the Public Outreach Cinematographer for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 8 February 2002 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak