Asteroids named after people called Jens
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Jens Baggesen (1764-1826) was a famous Danish poet and writer, born in Korsør.Discovered 3 April 1986 by P. Jensen, Brorfelde
Danish astrophysicist Jens Martin Knudsen (1930-2005) specialized in Mössbauer spectroscopy of meteorites and the exploration of Mars. Through his enthusiastic teaching and public outreach activities, he has inspired several generations of students and helped establish space exploration on the public agenda.Discovered 13 May 1986 by P. Jensen, Brorfelde
Jens Hjorth has been a professor in astrophysics at the University of Copenhagen since 2004.Discovered 6 December 1986 by P. Jensen, Brorfelde
Named in honor of Jens Kandler (b. 1973), who has been an observer at Drebach since the age of 14. Beginning in 1993, he has been observing minor planets and comets, at first photographically and then using a CCD. Among the Drebach observations are many from both the 1996 and 1998 oppositions of this object. A skilled industrial mechanic and tile setter, Kandler is an enthusiastic proponent of astronomy. Name proposed by the first discoverer.Discovered 3 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
Jens Peter Jacobsen (1847-1885) was a Danish writer and poet. His impressionistic lyrics had a great impact on the German poet Rilke. In 1880 the semi-autobiographical novel Niels Lyhne was published and immediately criticized by contemporary critics as a “bible of atheism”.Discovered 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
German ski jumper Jens Weissflog (b. 1964) was born in the Erzgebirge mountains in Saxony. He won Olympic medals in Sarajevo (1984) and Lillehammer (1994) and became world champion several times. Small in stature, he is nicknamed the “Fichtelberg flea”.Discovered 30 November 2000 by Kandler, J., Lehmann, G., Drebach
Jens Dierks (b. 1966) is a German radio and television technician and amateur astronomer. He is the author of the Fitswork software package.Discovered 10 March 2013 by J. Jahn, iTelescope
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