Asteroids named after people called Gregory
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(12083) Darone
Gregory Darone mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Charter School of Wilmington, Wilmington, Delaware.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(12192) Gregbollendonk
Gregory R. Bollendonk (b. 1960) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Spacecraft Systems Engineer and was part of the Lucy spacecraft development lifecycle from concept study through development and launch.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar
(13857) Stafford
Gregory Stafford (b. 1963) is an electronics engineer at the University of Arizona's Steward Observatory. He has been an important force in the development of control systems for a new generation of small telescopes. He has also been active in outreach activities to youth programs.Discovered 4 December 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(18020) Amend
Gregory Amend (b. 1986) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his zoology project. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 13 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18862) Warot
Gregory Andrew Warot (b. 1986) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the Boston Latin Academy, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20003) Andorfer
Gregory P. Andorfer (1951–2020) was an American science communicator who was Series Producer for Carl Sagan's Cosmos TV series. Later Executive Director and CEO for the Maryland Science Center, he designed a capital campaign to renew and add new exhibits. Andorfer received an honorary Ph.D.for his science popularization.Discovered 11 March 1991 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(21915) Lavins
Gregory M. Lavins (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his physical science project. He attends the Solon Middle School, Solon, Ohio.Discovered 3 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22913) Brockman
Gregory Drew Brockman (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Red River High School, Grand Forks, North Dakota.Discovered 4 October 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27291) Greghansen
Gregory A. Hansen mentored a finalist in the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors. He teaches at the Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30365) Gregduran
Gregory Duran mentored a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Dougherty Valley High School, San Ramon, California.Discovered 6 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(53435) Leonard
Gregory J. Leonard (b. 1963) is an American geologist and planetary scientist. He has contributed to studies of alpine glaciers and hazards, the geology of terrestrial planets, and near-Earth asteroid surveys. With the Catalina Sky Survey he has discovered many near-Earth asteroids and comets, including the naked-eye comet C/2021 A1 (Leonard).Discovered 9 November 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(85878) Guzik
T. Gregory Guzik (b. 1952), a Professor at Louisiana State University, researched cosmic rays while promoting student and public involvement with science for more than 30 years. A founding member of the Highland Road Observatory in Baton Rouge, he developed ballooning programs for training new scientists and engineers.Discovered 13 February 1999 by Cooney Jr., W. R., Kandler, E., Baton Rouge
(154378) Hennessy
Gregory Hennessy (b. 1963) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey's astrometric pipeline.Discovered 14 December 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(213637) Lemarchal
Pop-rock singer Grégory Jean-Paul Lemarchal (1983–2007) won the French version of Star Academy TV show and became very popular afterward. In 2006 he was honored as “breakthrough artist of the year” at the NRJ Music Awards. He died of complications from cystic fibrosis. The name was suggested by S. Kürti.Discovered 17 August 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
(223339) Gregdunn
Gregory F. Dunn (b. 1979) is an American engineering team member of the NASA New Horizons payload development team. He provided critical support to the development of the mission for launch to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Discovered 26 August 2003 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo
(288478) Fahlman
Gregory Gaylord Fahlman (b. 1944) has served since 2003 as the Director General of the Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics, National Research Council of Canada. He has made extensive contributions to studies of globular star clusters using ground- and space-based telescopes.Discovered 16 March 2004 by D. D. Balam, Mauna Kea
(341359) Gregneumann
Gregory A. Neumann (b. 1947) is a planetary scientist who has contributed to the laser altimeter investigation on Mars Global Surveyor, the laser altimeter on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the laser altimeter on the MESSENGER Mercury mission, and the GRAIL mission to determine the detailed gravity field of the Moon.Discovered 14 October 2007 by D. R. Skillman, Front Royal