Asteroids named after people called Kent
馃懚 Kent as a baby name馃惗 Kent as a dog name
(5536) Honeycutt
Kent Honeycutt (b. 1940), on the faculty of Indiana University, has made fundamental contributions to our understanding of the structure of accretion disks, cataclysmic variables and cool stars, as well as to the design and construction of innovative instrumentation, including spectrographs and robotic observatories.Discovered 23 August 1955 by Indiana University, Brooklyn
(28147) Colbath
G. Kent Colbath (b. 1953) and his late wife Jill have been longtime supporters of Lowell Observatory for the past twenty years. Kent has had a varied career in geology, and was Chair of Earth Science at Cerritos Community College. Kent is a die-hard science enthusiast and he serves on Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board.Discovered 11 October 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(29391) Knight
Kent Knight (1920-1994) was a founding member and past president of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club in Texas. He inspired the FBAC with his dedication to public outreach. He generously gave of his time, talent and treasure to the George Observatory and Challenger Center.Discovered 17 June 1996 by Needville, Needville
(35056) Cullers
Kent Cullers (b. 1949), the world's first totally blind physicist, devotes his expertise to opening the universe to the blind and encouraging their participation in science. Cullers has made advances in the visualization of graphs, diagrams and elements unique to scientific concepts.Discovered 28 September 1984 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(54720) Kentstevens
Kent Stevens (b. 1952) has considerable expertise in Artificial Intelligence and Modeling and Simulation. He was a former Observatory Director at Hidden Valley Observatory in South Dakota and re-designed, engineered and replaced the original telescope following a severe vandalism incident.Discovered 15 May 2001 by R. Dyvig, Badlands