Asteroids named after people called Henk
馃懚 Henk as a baby name
Dutch journalist Henk Terlingen (1941-1994) presented the Apollo moon missions on Dutch television. Since the 1960s, his broadcasts in collaboration with Chriet Titulaer promoted a great interest in astronomy and space science in the Netherlands. The name was suggested by C. E. Koppeschaar.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Henk Munsterman (b. 1946), an amateur astrophotographer in the Netherlands, is known for his photographs of planets, minor planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies. The name was suggested by M. Drummen.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Henk Olthof (b. 1944), a Dutch astronomer from Groningen, has worked on many space projects of the European Space Agency. From 2002 to 2010 he chaired the Royal Netherlands Society for Meteorology and Astronomy, contributing with success to the promotion of astronomy outside professional circles.Discovered 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
Henk Bril (b. 1962) is a Dutch amateur astronomer, and former chair of the Dutch Society of Observers of Occultations and Minor Planets, as well as editor of its journal Occultus. He organized many observing expeditions targeting lunar and asteroid occultations.Discovered 24 November 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
Henk de Groot (b. 1954) is a Dutch amateur astronomer and secretary of the Dutch Society of Observers of Occultations and Minor Planets. He is an active observer of stellar occultations and asteroid brightness variations.Discovered 23 November 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
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