Asteroids named after people called Katharina

(5163) Vollmayr-Lee

Katharina Vollmayr-Lee (b. 1967) is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell University. Her research examines the behavior of structural glasses and granular media, using computer simulations. She has been recognized as an inspiring and effective educator.Discovered 9 October 1983 by J. Wagner, Anderson Mesa

(11466) Katharinaotto

Katharina A. Otto (b. 1984) is a scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR-Berlin) studying the effects of Coriolis force in shaping surface features on Vesta through analysis of Dawn spacecraft images.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring