Asteroids named after people called Glenn
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(5309) MacPherson
Glenn MacPherson (b. 1950), curator at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, has studied chondrules and Ca-Al-rich inclusions to investigate the nebular processes that formed chondritic meteorites. His work on short-lived isotopes has helped constrain the timing of these processes.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(11831) Chaple
Glenn Chaple (b. 1947) is an American popularizer of astronomy. He is best known for his 20-year career as a contributing editor for Astronomy magazine. As a member of the AAVSO he has submitted over 80,000 visual estimates of variable stars. He served as president (2015–2018) of the Amateur Telescope Makers of Boston.Discovered 28 September 1984 by B. A. Skiff, Anderson Mesa
(12936) Glennschneider
Glenn Schneider (b. 1955), American astronomer emeritus at the University of Arizona, is PI for the proposed EXCEDE space telescope and was project scientist for the NICMOS spectrometer on the HST. He has attended 35 total solar eclipses since 1970, including 9sup>m23s of totality from a jet over the South Pacific for the eclipse of 2010.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(29565) Glenngould
Glenn Gould (1932-1982) was the preeminent Canadian pianist and composer of his time.Discovered 17 March 1998 by M. Boeuf, Les Tardieux
(31679) Glenngrimmett
Glenn Manuel Grimmett (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his animal science project. He attends the Weiss School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(192626) Glennunderhill
Glenn Underhill (1926–2003) was an American educator and physicist. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Nebraska in 1963 and was a physics professor at the Kearney, Nebraska campus until 1991. Especially notable was his commitment to helping students of all ages pursue science and math.Discovered 14 May 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(378370) Orton
Glenn S. Orton (b. 1948) is a senior research scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and principal investigator of atmospheric structures of both Jupiter and Saturn. He is a member of the American Astronomical Society and the IAU, as well as the American and European Geophysical Unions.Discovered 24 July 2007 by J. W. Young, Wrightwood
(380480) Glennhawley
Glenn Hawley (b. 1951) has demonstrated leadership over decades in Canadian amateur astronomy. He served in many capacities in the Calgary Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society (RASC) and then on the national RASC Executive, culminating as President (2013-2014).Discovered 16 December 2003 by D. D. Balam, Mauna Kea
(416273) Glennsnyder
Glenn Snyder (1944-2017) earned his PhD in astrophysics from Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, and wrote code for NASA space missions until 1992. A programmer for a project at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania, he developed astronomy software, including astrometric software, used by educators worldwide.Discovered 8 April 2003 by J. W. Young, Wrightwood