Asteroids named after people called Guy
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(4597) Consolmagno
Through experimental petrology, Guy Consolmagno (b. 1952) studied the origins of eucritic meteorites. As the curator of the Vatican meteorite collection, Guy's more recent efforts have focused on determining the densities and porosities of meteorites and making comparisons with the densities of minor planets.Discovered 30 October 1983 by S. J. Bus, Palomar
(7708) Fennimore
Guy Fennimore (b. 1952) has worked on behalf of the Society for Popular Astronomy (formerly the Junior Astronomical Society) since 1972. He is currently the society's secretary and plays a pivotal role in its success. He also broadcasts about astronomy on BBC Radio Nottingham. The name was suggested by R. Scagell.Discovered 11 April 1994 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H., Kushiro
(10281) Libourel
Guy Libourel (b. 1956) is a cosmochemist at Observatoire de la Côte d´Azur (France) whose research includes the petrology and formation of chondrules.Discovered 11 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10513) Mackie
Guy Thomas Mackie (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer in British Columbia, Canada, who served three years as President of RASC's Okanagan Centre. Mackie also started Okanagan Centre's telescope rental program, became Director of the club observatory in 2009, worked on the organizing committee of the Mount Kobau Star Party and won the RASC Service Award in 2010.Discovered 2 October 1989 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(12687) de Valory
Guy Louis Henri, Marquis de Valory (1692–1774) was a French aristocrat, well known from his friendship with Voltaire. He became an ambassador for the Prussian King Frederic II.Discovered 17 December 1987 by Elst, E. W., Pizarro, G., La Silla
(12719) Pingre
Alexandre-Guy Pingré (1711-1796), a French astronomer, was sent by the king to the isle of Rodrigue in the Indian Ocean to observe the transit of Venus in 1761. Pingré is particularly known from his two-volume Traité historique et théorique des comètes (1783-1784).Discovered 6 June 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(13226) Soulie
Guy Soulié (b. 1920) made photometric observations of the zodiacal light, measured positions of comets, planets and their satellites and wrote astrometric reduction programs. A member of the Hipparcos Input Catalog team, he also discovered double stars and minor planets. The name was suggested by J. Montanné.Discovered 20 September 1997 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
(13622) McArthur
Guy McArthur (b. 1971) is a talented programmer working at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory. He was instrumental in creating the planetary data system archive for the 2001 Mars Odyssey γ-ray spectrometer.Discovered 26 April 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(15355) Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a French writer showing a remarkable hostility to religion. Impregnated with a natural aversion against society, he loved wandering through nature. A master of short-stories and novels, in which he describes accurately human vices, he became famous with the 1885 novel Bel Ami.Discovered 2 January 1995 by E. W. Elst, Caussols
(19629) Serra
Catalan astrophysicist Guy Serra (1947-2000) was an active pioneer in the field of infrared and submillimeter space astronomy throughout Europe. The discoverer received his doctorate under Serra's direction.Discovered 8 September 1999 by A. Klotz, Guitalens
(21008) Ottewell
Guy Ottewell (b. 1936) is a British educator who published his Astronomical Calendar every year from 1974 to 2026. These featured Ottewell’s immersive illustrations depicting the celestial sphere and the motions of heavenly bodies for the coming year. His passion, skill, artistry, and dedication to astronomy have been lauded by devoted followers worldwide.Discovered 9 August 1988 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(72834) Guywells
Guy Wells (b. 1976) is a British-Grenadian amateur astronomer and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He has created Northolt Branch Astro, a group of amateur astronomers who seek to increase public interest in astronomy. He provides follow-up observations of Near Earth asteroids to the Minor Planet Center.Discovered 25 April 2001 by L. Ball, Emerald Lane
(278197) Touvron
Guy Touvron (b. 1950) is a French Classical trumpet player and music teacher. He studied under classical virtuoso trumpeter Maurice André. Touvron is an accomplished soloist, having played with some of Europe's leading orchestras, and has premiered several prominent trumpet concertos.Discovered 9 March 2007 by J.-C. Merlin, Nogales
(317715) Guydetienne
Guy Detienne (b. 1950) is a Belgian amateur astronomer. He co-developed, with the discoverer, a way of timing telescopic images with great precision using a GPS clock.Discovered 24 August 2003 by Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Sulpice