Asteroids named after people called Jim
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(6618) Jimsimons
Jim Simons (b. 1938) is an American mathematician and philanthropist. He is the co-inventor of the Chern-Simons form, which has important applications in physics. Along with his wife, Marilyn Simons, he co-founded the Simons Foundation, a charity that supports math and science research.Discovered 16 September 1936 by C. W. Tombaugh, Flagstaff
(17408) McAdams
Jim V. McAdams (b. 1961) optimizes spacecraft trajectories at the Applied Physics Laboratory of Johns Hopkins University. He designed trajectories for the NEAR Shoemaker mission from the formative phase of NASA's Discovery Program in 1989 to landing on (433) Eros in 2001.Discovered 19 October 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(18242) Peebles
Princeton theoretical cosmologist Jim Peebles (b. 1935) plays a central role in the understanding of the evolution and structure of the universe. His studies of the evolution of matter in the earliest moments of the universe were critical in the establishment of the Big Bang theory as a widely accepted hypothesis.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(26233) Jimbraun
Jim Braun mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Naperville Central High School, Naperville, Illinois.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27431) Jimcole
Jim Cole (b. 1951) is a Senior Public Program Educator at Lowell Observatory. He began by giving campus tours and operating telescopes for the public. He now serves as a telescope technician and was a major contributor to the design and implementation of the Giovale Open Deck Observatory.Discovered 27 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(45639) Tomney
Jim Tomney (b. 1955) is an American amateur astronomer who has made significant contributions to the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers modernizing its digital presence, curating the extensive image galleries, and preserving over 36000 observations from the observers. He led the redesign and launch of the ALPO website in 2023.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(47708) Jimhamilton
Jim Hamilton (1947–2021) was an amateur astronomer living in Caballo, New Mexico. His interests were digital imaging of galaxies and more recently planets. He brought together amateur astronomers from around the country in an email list where members enjoyed sharing their astronomical images and his sharp wit.Discovered 26 February 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(50717) Jimfox
Jim Fox (b. 1945) started in astronomy in the 1950s with a “Junior Moon-Watch Team”. He is the founder of what became the Minnesota Astronomical Society as well as a past President of the Astronomical League (1990--94). He was awarded the 2014 Leslie C. Peltier Award from the AAVSO.Discovered 11 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(128615) Jimharris
Jim Harris (b. 1953) is the OSIRIS-REx Touch and Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism Certified Principal Engineer. He was also the mechanism designer on the MSL aeroshell program, Genesis sample return mission and Stardust sample return mission.Discovered 26 August 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(129985) Jimfreemantle
Jim Freemantle (b. 1958) is the Project Manager for the OLA Science Team on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also the Project Manager for the Canadian MET Sensor on board the Phoenix Mars Lander. He has had a long career using remote sensing to monitor environmental change.Discovered 31 October 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(137165) Annis
Jim Annis (b. 1961) is an American astronomer and a builder of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey and the Dark Energy Survey, best known for work on clusters of galaxies.Discovered 20 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(256797) Benbow
Admiral Benbow Inn is the fictional home of Jim Hawkins in Robert Louis Stevenson's 1883 novel Treasure Island.Discovered 9 February 2008 by J. Lacruz, La Canada