Asteroids named after people called Gunther
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(12157) Konnen
Günther Peter Können (b. 1944), a researcher at the Koninklijk Nederlands Meteorologisch Instituut, specialized in atmospheric optics. He is famous for his book Polarized light in Nature, which describes phenomena such as halos and rainbows. The name was suggested by M. Drummen.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(21040) Guntherreitz
Günther Reitz (b. 1949) is a German biophysicist who is an internationally-acknowledged leader in space-radiation measurements and dosimetry, and in international collaborative projects on radiation measurements, detection, and protection, such as the world-wide “Matroshka” project. He co-founded and significantly shaped radiobiological research in space.Discovered 20 July 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(69287) Gunthereichhorn
Günther Eichhorn (b. 1945) is a German-American astronomer who developed and managed the Astrophysics Data System from 1992-2007. For this work he was awarded the 2008 Award for Services in Astronomy from the Royal Astronomical Society.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(257234) Guntherkurtze
Günther Kurtze (1921-1986) was a physicist and professor of acoustics at TH Karlsruhe, where he also used piezoelectric materials generating shock waves for medical therapy. In 1970, he established the Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Akustik, DAGA.Discovered 26 February 2009 by F. Hormuth, Calar Alto