Asteroids named after people called Ignas
(12939) Ignassnellen
Ignas Snellen (b. 1970) is a Dutch astronomer, specializing in the study of exoplanets. Since 2022, he has been scientific director of Leiden Observatory. Ignas is a passionate communicator and often acts as an expert in Dutch national media.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar