Asteroids named after people called Hans
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(3692) Rickman
Named in honor of Hans Rickman, a planetary astronomer at Uppsala Observatory and a member of the research group studying minor planets and comets. Rickman is widely known for his theoretical modeling of cometary nuclei, and he is also interested in the relationships between comets and planet-crossing asteroids. He has for a long time favored the popularization of astronomy, and to this end he has written a large number of articles in popular magazines and has lectured to general audiences. Rickman is a co-organizer of the “Asteroids, Comets, Meteors” meetings that are held regularly in Uppsala. Citation prepared by C.-I. Lagerkvist at the request of the discoverer.Discovered 25 April 1982 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(4991) Hansuess
Hans Suess (1909-1993) was one of the pioneers of cosmochemistry. He proposed that the relative abundance of each element depends on its mass and that patterns in elemental abundances were caused by a combination of nuclear properties and the mechanisms by which heavy elements are created in stars.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(5323) Fogh
Hans Jørn Fogh Olsen (b. 1943), who played an active role in the Brorfelde search for minor planets, celebrates his sixtieth birthday on Nov. 14. He has also been very active in the popularization of astronomy.Discovered 13 October 1986 by P. Jensen, Brorfelde
(5475) Hanskennedy
Hans D. Kennedy (b. 1924) is a Dutch-Australian astronomer who has specialized in photometry of eclipsing binary stars. He founded, developed and operated several observatory installations used for precision photometry.Discovered 26 August 1989 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(6847) Kunz-Hallstein
The German lawyer Hans Peter Kunz-Hallstein (b. 1939) has been legal advisor for the European Southern Observatory for more than 20 years. A highlight of his work was the negotiations with the Chilean government over the interpretation, modification and amendment of the ESO-Chile agreement of 1963.Discovered 5 September 1977 by H.-E. Schuster, La Silla
(8122) Holbein
Named after Hans Holbein Sr. (c. 1465-1524) and Hans Holbein Jr. (c. 1497-1543), German painters. Holbein Sr. created mostly religious paintings in the transition style from Gothic to Renaissance. Holbein Jr. is more famous, working in Basel, Switzerland and England. He became court painter to king Henry VIII and made well-known portraits of the English aristocracy and other famous people of the time.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(9562) Memling
Hans Memling (c. 1430–1494) was a Flemish painter from the famous Bruges School of painting. Known for his large triptych Adoration of the Magi, he made typical two-panel paintings, portraying the “donor” on one panel, gazing at the Madonna with Child on the other panel.Discovered 1 September 1987 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(9689) Freudenthal
Hans Freudenthal (1905-1990), a former president of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction, was known for his effort to reform mathematical education and the didactics used to teach mathematics. He wrote not only about mathematics and astronomy but was also a writer of essays and poems.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(10542) Ruckers
Hans Ruckers (1555-1623) was the most famous of all harpsichord makers and founder of a dynasty of Flemish instrument makers. His earliest (1581) known instrument is a virginal with two independent keyboards, now in New York City. These instruments were so prized that they were often rebuilt, enlarged and copied.Discovered 2 February 1992 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(12672) Nygardh
Hans Cristian Nygårdh (b. 1950) is one of the most prolific compilers of cross-words in Sweden.Discovered 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
(12729) Berger
The German medical doctor Hans Berger (1873-1941) was professor of neurology and psychiatry in Jena. He invented the electroencephalograph, placing electrical recording equipment on the surface of the skull.Discovered 13 September 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(13177) Hansschmidt
Hans Schmidt (1923-2003) was the founder, together with Friedrich Becker (1900-1990), of the Hoher List observatory. He specialized in the observation and reduction of eclipsing stars. Later, he became general director of the Bonner Universitäts-Sternwarte.Discovered 17 April 1996 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(14025) Fallada
German author Hans Fallada (Rudolph Ditzen, 1893–1947) wrote sociocritical novels. He described the milieu of the so-called “little people”, their helplessness and valor. His most famous novels are Kleiner Mann-was nun, Wer einmal aus dem Blechnapf frit and Der eieserne Gustav.Discovered 2 September 1994 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(14413) Geiger
German physicist Hans Geiger (1882-1945) studied radioactivity and scattering of α-particles. Together with Erwin Wilhelm Mueller, he invented the GM (Geiger) counter, which became an important measuring instrument in nuclear physics. Together with K. Scheel, he edited the 24-volume Handbuch der Physik (1926-1929).Discovered 5 September 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(16583) Oersted
Hans Oersted (1777-1851), a Danish physicist and chemist, discovered that electric currents produce magnetic fields. The oersted, the unit of magnetic field strength, is named after him. In 1829 he founded the College of Advanced Technology, which was later renamed as the Technical University of Denmark.Discovered 26 July 1992 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(18360) Sachs
Hans Sachs (1494-1576), master of the shoemaker guild in Nuremberg from 1520, is the most important German poet of the sixteenth century. He was immortalized in Wagner's opera Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. More than 6000 of his works have been handed down to posterity.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(20123) Hansamundsen
Hans E. F. Amundsen (1958–2023) led the Arctic Mars Analogue Svalbard Expedition (AMASE). A rugged Norwegian field scientist, he established Svalbard as a premier testing ground for NASA Mars missions after the site revealed features analogous to Martian carbonates. With the AMASE team he helped develop instruments for multiple Mars missions.Discovered 19 November 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(21050) Beck
Hans G. Beck (b. 1930) studied astronomy and served for decades as head of the department for astronomical instruments of Carl Zeiss, Jena. This minor planet is being named on the occasion of his 75th birthday.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(21109) Sunkel
Hans Sünkel (b. 1948) is professor of mathematical geodesy and geoinformatics at the Technical University of Graz. A well-known expert on the shape of the earth, he currently serves as the university's rector. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Discovered 4 September 1992 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(30828) Bethe
Hans Albrecht Bethe (b. 1906) is a pioneering theoretician in quantum physics, atomic and nuclear processes and solid-state and reactor physics. He emigrated from Germany to the U.S. in 1933. He received the 1967 Nobel Prize in physics for his discoveries concerning the energy production of stars.Discovered 12 October 1990 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(31338) Lipperhey
Dutch lensmaker Hans Lipperhey (1570-1619), known for his invention of Dutch perspective glass, was the first to design and seek a patent for a practical telescope, which he made available for general use in 1608.Discovered 25 April 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(42924) Betlem
Hans Betlem (b. 1954), Dutch amateur meteor astronomer and founder of the Dutch Meteor Society, is well known for his photographic observations of major meteor streams and has published many precise trajectories and orbits of meteors. He has organized several successful Leonid expeditions.Discovered 2 October 1999 by L. Å arounová, OndÅejov
(43751) Asam
The artistic Bavarian family Asam, father Hans Georg (1649-1711) and sons Cosmas Damian (1686-1739) and Egid Quirin (1692-1750), strongly influenced late Baroque and early Rococo architecture and sculpture in southern Germany. The Asams worked mainly as fresco painters, sculptors of stucco, and architects.Discovered 19 October 1982 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(95782) Hansgraf
Austrian conductor Hans Graf (b. 1949) has directed the Houston Symphony since 2001 and has played a pivotal role in shaping the institution. He is known for his wide-ranging repertoire and creative programming.Discovered 24 March 2003 by J. Dellinger, Needville
(100268) Rosenthal
Hans Rosenthal (1925-1987) survived World War II in Berlin as a Jew hidden by three courageous women. He enjoyed an almost unprecedented career as a radio and later as a television moderator, becoming one of the most popular stars of German entertainment. He became a member of the Council of Jews from Germany.Discovered 5 October 1994 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(109712) Giger
Hans Ruedi Giger (1940-2014) was a Swiss painter, sculptor, set designer and film director. His themes included science fiction, the occult, and fantasy. He was part of a team that won an Academy Award for Best Achievement in Visual Effects for its work on the film Alien.Discovered 12 September 2001 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(185321) Kammerlander
Hans Kammerlander (b. 1956) is an Italian mountaineer and explorer, who has climbed twelve of the world's fourteen 8000-m mountains.Discovered 10 November 2006 by , Vallemare Borbona 105279 Casulli, V. S.
(190139) Hanskung
Hans Küng (b. 1928) is a Swiss theologian and essayist, and professor emeritus of theology at the Ecumenical University of Tubingen. He was awarded the Knight of the Order of Merit of the State of Baden-Wurttemberg.Discovered 14 September 2005 by , Vallemare Borbona 103971 Casulli, V. S.
(201308) Hansgrade
Aviation pioneer Hans Grade (1879-1946) made the first controlled engine-powered flight in Germany with a homemade aircraft in 1908. The following year he won the Lanz aviation award flying another homemade aircraft, and in 1910 he launched an aircraft factory and the first German flight school.Discovered 10 October 2002 by M. Kretlow, Trebur
(359822) Hansboesgaard
Hans Boesgaard (1928–2018) was a Danish-American engineer who contributed to the design and construction of several telescopes for the Mauna Kea Observatory. He was the Chief Engineer for the UoH 2.2-m telescope and the NASA 3.0-m IRTF. He worked on the engineering and assembly of the two Keck telescopes from the beginning through completion.Discovered 24 September 2011 by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala
(495253) Hanszimmer
Hans Zimmer (b. 1957) is a German film score composer and record producer. He has received four Grammy Awards, three Classical BRIT Awards, two Golden Globes, and an Academy Award for The Lion King (1995). His works include also music for Gladiator, Inception, Interstellar, and nearly 150 other productions.Discovered 30 July 2013 by Kusiak, M., Zolnowski, M., Tincana
(595480) Luidens
Hans Luidens (b. 1945) is a Dutch amateur astronomer. He was a co-founder of the Public Observatory Bussloo in the Netherlands and for 50 years was the manager of this observatory, where he introduced the public and groups of schoolchildren to the wonders of the universe.Discovered 22 November 2002 by NEAT, Palomar