Asteroids named after people called Helge
(8993) Ingstad
Helge Ingstad (1899–2001) was a pioneer explorer and archaeologist. Foremost among his many achievements was his and his wife's discovery of remains from the Viking settlements on Newfoundland. This proved that the Vikings reached North America, probably as the first Europeans.Discovered 30 October 1980 by R. M. West, La Silla