Asteroids named after people called Kai
馃懚 Kai as a baby name馃惗 Kai as a dog name馃惐 Kai as a cat name
(10446) Siegbahn
Swedish physicist Kai M. Siegbahn (b. 1918) was awarded the Nobel Prize for physics in 1981 for his contribution to the development of high-resolution electron spectroscopy. The name was suggested by W. A. Fr枚ger.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(20442) Kaiwunnemann
Kai W眉nnemann (b. 1969) is a German professor at Freie Universit盲t Berlin and the Museum f眉r Naturkunde, Berlin. He studies impact processes in the Solar System, is involved with the NASA DART mission, and co-chairs the impact physics working group for the ESA Hera mission. Kai was a winner of the Barringer Award in 2022.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24133) Chunkaikao
Chun-Kai Kao (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his materials science project. He attends the George School, Newtown, Pennsylvania.Discovered 4 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(29641) Kaikloepfer
Kai Thorin Kloepfer (b. 1997) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Fairview High School, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.Discovered 10 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro