Asteroids named after people called Gijs
(12940) Gijsnelemans
Gijs Nelemans (b. 1971) is a Dutch astronomer, specializing in the study of white dwarfs and gravitational waves. He is the great-grandson of Dutch astronomer Anton Pannekoek.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(22189) Gijskatgert
Gijs Katgert (1981-2011), Dutch physicist and son of Leiden astronomers Peter and Jet Katgert, was one of the pioneers of the research on the flow properties of foams.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar