Asteroids named after people called Harald

(18302) Korner

Harald K枚rner (1881-1953) was headmaster of the private elementary school in Lund from 1916 to 1944, and a proponent of education for girls.Discovered 16 March 1980 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla

(26811) Hiesinger

Harald Hiesinger (b. 1964) is a planetary geologist at the Westf盲lische Wilhelms-Universit盲t in M眉nster, Germany. His work includes studies of the cratering and chronology of Vesta's surface as a member of the Dawn mission team.Discovered 22 August 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa

(35357) Haraldlesch

Harald Lesch (b. 1960), a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at the University of Munich, is also a broadcaster and author, energetic and successful in popularizing astronomy and philosophy. The name was suggested by T. H盲usler.Discovered 28 September 1997 by Heppenheim, Heppenheim

(196035) Haraldbill

Harald Bill (b. 1964), a long-term friend of the discoverer, is a German amateur astronomer, who observes comets and minor planets. He also undertakes pre-discovery work and contributes to several observing programs, including the Teide Observatory Tenerife Asteroid Survey.Discovered 30 September 2002 by M. Kretlow, Trebur

(346261) Alexandrescu

Harald Alexandrescu (1945-2005) was a Romanian astronomer, renowned for his public outreach activity. A specialist in celestial mechanics, geodesy and satellites, he worked at the Astronomical Institute, the Institute of Geodesy and founded the Institute of Gravitation and Space Sciences in Bucharest.Discovered 12 March 2008 by EURONEAR, La Silla