Asteroids named after people called Klaus
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(6506) Klausheide
Klaus Heide (b. 1938), professor at Friedrich-Schiller-University in Jena, has applied the methods of evolved gas analysis and mass spectrometry to the study of tektites, impact glasses and stone meteorites. He has also made significant contributions to understanding the terrestrial weathering of meteorite finds.Discovered 15 March 1978 by S. J. Bus, Palomar
(13028) Klaustschira
Klaus Tschira, co-founder of a software giant, is a lover and supporter of astronomy. In 1995 he established the Klaus Tschira Foundation to further the development of science and technology and to encourage international scientific cooperation.Discovered 5 April 1989 by M. Geffert, La Silla
(21678) Lindner
Klaus Lindner (b. 1935) worked as a school teacher of astronomy in Germany for many years. He is known to amateur astronomers as the author of five astronomical books. One of them, Astronomie selbst erlebt, helped the first discoverer of this minor planet to make his first observations.Discovered 5 September 1999 by Lehmann, G., Kandler, J., Drebach
(25226) Brasch
Klaus Brasch (b. 1940) began volunteering at Lowell Observatory in 2008 as a portable telescope operator in our evening outreach programs. He is also an astrophotographer and writer; many of his images as well as Lowell-related articles have been published in Sky & Telescope and Astronomy magazines, among others.Discovered 10 October 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(30847) Lampert
Klaus Lampert (b. 1943) is a very experienced amateur radio operator whose call sign DK6IP is well known by a lot of friends all over the world. He made confirmed shortwave contacts with operators in all countries of the world. The name was suggested by DK8UH, the first discoverer.Discovered 13 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(202907) Meisenheimer
German astronomer Klaus Meisenheimer (1951–2023) was a long-time staff member of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy, Heidelberg. He developed innovative instrumentation and pioneering observational programs, especially for the study of active galaxies. He was a most ambitious, successful and dedicated mentor.Discovered 4 September 1996 by Carsenty, U., Mottola, S., La Silla
(217576) Klausbirkner
Klaus Birkner (b. 1959) is a long-time amateur astronomer and co-founder of the AAEM Observatory near Velbert, Germany. Because of his job-related and astronomical experiences, he is also a valuable supporter of the discoverers' observatory.Discovered 29 December 2007 by Martin, A., Boeker, A., Mulheim-Ruhr
(243096) Klauswerner
Klaus Werner (b. 1957) is Professor of astronomy at the University of Tübingen. His research focuses on compact objects and optical and UV astronomy.Discovered 12 September 2007 by R. Apitzsch, Wildberg
(331371) Jockers
Klaus Jockers (b. 1940) of the Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung is a German astrophysicist. He has made significant contributions to the fields of planetary and solar physics with his theoretical and observational work on the solar wind and the formation of cometary comae and tails.Discovered 13 June 2008 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(454419) Hansklausreif
Hans-Klaus Reif (b. 1949) has built very large high-precision shutters that are used with CCD cameras at ground-based observatories around the world. His shutters enable large cameras in telescopes at La Palma, Kitt Peak, Haleakala, Paranal and Palomar Observatory.Discovered 21 May 2010 by WISE, WISE
(619137) Klausjugelt
Klaus Jugelt (b. 1945) is a retired German teacher of mathematics, physics and astronomy who also showed an active interest in the arts and music. During his time at Luisenstift Gymnasium Radebeul, he inspired and supported numerous students on their path to a career in science.Discovered 5 October 2005 by M. Fiedler, Radebeul