Asteroids named after people called Juan
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(2124) Nissen
Named in memory of Juan Jose Nissen (1901-1978), first director of the Felix Aguilar Observatory, previously director of the Cordoba Observatory and a department head at the La Plata Observatory.Discovered 20 June 1974 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(4270) Juanvictoria
Named in memory of Juan Victoria (1906-1986), legal representative of the Yale-Columbia Southern Station when it was under construction in the early 1960s; he also supervised the construction of the dome and facilities for the U.S. Naval Observatory's station nearby. A mining engineer by training, Victoria was known for his teaching and research in the engineering department of the Cuyo National University, and he also advised the government on the development and establishment of the Minerals Laboratory and the Mining Research Institute. One of Victoria's greatest accomplishments was the construction of the San Juan Auditorium, considered to be one of best such buildings in Latin America.Discovered 1 October 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(5081) Sanguin
Juan Sanguin (1933-2006) was an Argentinian astronomer who was in charge of the minor planet and comet programs at the El Leoncito Station for more than a quarter of a century.Discovered 18 November 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(6505) Muzzio
Juan Carlos Muzzio (b. 1946) is currently the director of the La Plata Institute of Astrophysics. His main field of research is stellar dynamics, an area to which he has contributed over 100 refereed papers.Discovered 3 January 1976 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(6810) Juanclaria
Juan José Clariá (b. 1945) has carried out his professional work at the Córdoba Observatory, where he served as director during 1995-1998. His main field of research is galactic structure, an area to which he has contributed over 250 refereed papers.Discovered 9 April 1969 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(8780) Forte
Juan Carlos Forte (b. 1949) has conducted most of his professional work at the La Plata Observatory. His main field of research is the galactic and extragalactic system of globular clusters, an area to which he has contributed over 120 refereed papers.Discovered 13 June 1975 by M. R. Cesco, El Leoncito
(9284) Juansanchez
Juan Andres Sanchez (b. 1979) is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Max-Planck Institute for Solar System Research in Katlenburg-Lindau. His contributions include detailed analysis of phase-angle effects on the near-infrared spectra of asteroids toward interpreting their composition.Discovered 7 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10691) Sans
Juan Diego Sans (1922-2005) was a Uruguayan professor and public communicator of astronomy at the Universidad de la Republica. He was co-founder of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía and president of the Sociedad Uruguaya de Astronomía.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(10700) Juanangelviera
Juan Angel Viera (1925-2012) was an amateur astronomer, high-school teacher in astronomy and a communicator in Uruguay. He was Honorary President and co-founder of the Asociación de Aficionados a la Astronomía.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(11193) Merida
This Venezuelan city, named in 1558 by Juan Rodriguez Suarez, is also known as “the city of the gentlemen” for its hospitality; “the city of the snowing mountains” for the surrounding Andes; and “the university city” for its famous Universidad de Los Andes.Discovered 11 December 1998 by O. A. Naranjo, Merida
(11363) Vives
Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540), a student of Erasmus, was a Spanish humanist. To avoid the Inquisition he went to Paris, later to Louvain and then to England. In his work De ratione studii puerilis (1523) he supported the education of women.Discovered 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(20423) Juanluisrizos
Juan Luis Rizos Garcia (b. 1986) is a Spanish researcher at the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia. His contributions include compositional characterization of TNOs and asteroids, in particular targets of NASA and ESA space missions like Bennu (OSIRIS-REx), Ceres (Dawn), and Didymos-Dimorphos (Hera).Discovered 10 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21045) Juangabriel
Juan Carlos Gabriel (b. 1956) is an Argentinean-German high-energy physicist who has been engaged with COSPAR’s Panel on Capacity Building activities for 25 years as lecturer, Vice-Chair, and then Chair. Under his outstanding leadership, the Panel became one of COSPAR’s most visible and successful flagship programs, covering numerous scientific areas.Discovered 18 September 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(22526) Gonzalezsuarez
Named for Juan José González Suárez (b. 1952) of Oviedo, Spain, a well-known visual observer of comets and a speleologist and geologist who has immense knowledge of the Cantabrian mountains; as an expert mountaineer, he has aided in important rescues over decades. He holds a Master’s degree in Astrophysics from Universidad Complutense (Madrid).Discovered 22 March 1998 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R., Costitx
(28051) Bruzzone
Juan Sebastian Bruzzone (b. 1981) is a Uruguayan Postdoctoral Researcher at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. He specializes in the study of meteors, meteoroids, debris disks and planetary systems, including developments in processing of radar, polarimetric and optical observations of meteors.Discovered 25 April 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(30454) Carrillosanchez
Juan Diego Carrillo Sánchez (b. 1979) is a Spanish meteor scientist at Catholic University of America. He develops models of meteoroid ablation to understand their impact on planetary atmospheres.Discovered 4 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(128166) Carora
Founded in 1569 by Juan Trejo, Carora is one of the most beautiful and best preserved colonial towns of Venezuela. The national system of orchestras for children was born here. The region gave origin to the race of Carora cattle.Discovered 27 August 2003 by Ferrin, I. R., Leal, C., Merida
(178256) Juanmi
Juan Miguel Lacruz Camblor (b. 1988) is the son of the discoverer.Discovered 3 November 2007 by J. Lacruz, La Canada
(287829) Juancarlos
Juan Carlos Atienza Ballano (1961–2017) was a Catholic priest for 33 years. He held the positions of Episcopal Vicar, Rector of the Seminary and Dean of the El Burgo de Osma Cathedral, amongst others. He worked to conserve the religious artistic heritage of Soria province.Discovered 23 September 2003 by A. Sota, Sierra Nevada
(321480) Juanluiscano
Juan Luis Cano (b. 1970) is a Spanish aerospace engineer and project manager. He has contributed to several space missions and studies, most notably the ESA Don Quijote study, the first asteroid deflection and assessment concept conceived. Cano was appointed Information Provision Coordinator for the ESA Planetary Defence Office in 2022.Discovered 10 September 2009 by ESA OGS, ESA OGS
(620307) Casanovas
Juan Casanovas (1929–2013) was a Jesuit solar astronomer who helped establish solar observatories in the Canary Islands and later served as an astronomer and librarian at the Vatican Astronomical Observatory in Castel Gandolfo. He was also interested in the history of astronomy, in particular calendars.Discovered 22 February 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis, Mount Graham