Asteroids named after people called Jeff
馃懚 Jeff as a baby name馃惗 Jeff as a dog name馃惐 Jeff as a cat name
(4104) Alu
Named for Jeff Alu, a talented musician and composer, as well as a participant in the Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey. He has shared the long cold winter nights at Palomar and the pleasure of discovery. Jeff has himself found several near-Earth asteroids, as well as main-belt objects. This name is endorsed by Brian P. Roman, a fellow PCAS member and good friend.Discovered 5 March 1989 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(9083) Ramboehm
Jeff Ramos (b. 1962) and Art Boehm (b. 1944) are friends of the discoverers. Their humanitarian efforts have helped take care of numerous families in Vail, Arizona.Discovered 28 November 1994 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H., Palomar
(17884) Jeffthompson
Jeff Thompson (b. 1984) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Kinkaid High School, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 12 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19290) Schroeder
Jeff Schroeder (b. 1954) has contributed to the mechanical design and fabrication of all the NEAT cameras, starting with the 1995 NEAT/GEODSS camera, continuing with the 2000 NEAT/MSSS camera and concluding with the 2001 NEAT/Oschin camera. He has worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at JPL for 22 years.Discovered 15 May 1996 by NEAT, Haleakala
(25405) Jeffwidder
Jeff Widder mentored a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition. He teaches at the Whitefish Bay Middle School, Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin.Discovered 3 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27399) Gehring
Jeff Gehring (b. 1980) is Lowell Observatory's Technical Facilities Manager, a position he has held since 2019. Prior to that, he was a Machinist and Instrument Maker. He is a vital member of the team that maintains a variety of research and outreach telescopes across multiple different sites.Discovered 11 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(30138) Gonyea
Jeff Gonyea (b. 1973) is an American space educator and author of children's space-themed books and magazines. He is the creator of Zack and Zoey Adventures, a book series that inspires discovery, inspiration, learning, creating, and persevering.Discovered 26 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(41450) Medkeff
Jeff Medkeff (b. 1968) has provided help and distributed free software for robotic operations of observatories, telescope control, data reduction and automatic submission of results to the Minor Planet Center. In this way, he has contributed to the discovery and photometric observations of thousands of minor planets.Discovered 1 June 2000 by Collins, M., White, M., Anza
(55863) Jeffwayne
Jeff Wayne (b. 1943) is an American composer, musician and lyricist. In 1978, he released Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, his musical adaptation of H. G. Wells' science-fiction novel The War of the Worlds, which received many accolades including 9脳 platinum certification from the British Phonographic Industry.Discovered 31 July 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(90820) McCann
Jeff McCann (b. 1962) was the AMOS Commander during the early years of the twenty-first century. He ensured that funding and support was always available for the NEAT program, and he was an inspiration to all who worked with him.Discovered 20 September 1995 by AMOS, Haleakala
(95982) Beish
Jeff Beish (b. 1940) has been an avid amateur astronomer since the 1970s, serving in the Mars Section of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) from 1981-2005. He maintains the WIMP planetary ephemerides software and an excellent Mars website. In 1989 he received the ALPO Walter Haas observing award.Discovered 19 June 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(129982) Jeffseabrook
Jeff Seabrook (b. 1976) is part of the altimetry team developing the capability to generate topography and shape models from the OSIRIS-REx Laser Altimeter. Prior to this, he was a graduate student who developed and deployed atmospheric ozone lidars, and part of the MET team on the Phoenix Mars Mission.Discovered 31 October 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(163625) Munn
Jeff Munn (b. 1961) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Discovered 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point