Asteroids named after people called Leo
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(6920) Esaki
Named in honor of Leo Esaki (b. 1925), Japanese experimental physicist who was awarded the 1973 Nobel Prize in physics. He devised the Esaki diode using the tunnel effect.Discovered 14 May 1993 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
(8131) Scanlon
Named in honor of Leo J. Scanlon (b. 1903), prominent amateur whose interest in astronomy was sparked by seeing comet 1P/Halley in 1910. A plumber by profession, he built his own astronomical equipment and instructed others in telescope making. With Chester B. Rowe he co-founded the Amateur Astronomers Association of Pittsburgh on 1929. The following year he built the first aluminum observatory dome. He observed variable stars, and he helped organize the Moonwatch team at the Allegheny Observatory in 1957. In 1985 he was happy to be able to observe comet 1P/Halley again. Name proposed by the discoverer, following a suggestion by T. P. Kohman, who prepared the citation.Discovered 27 September 1976 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(9070) Ensab
Leo Enright (b. 1943) and Denise Sabatini (b. 1950) of Ontario are one of the foremost couples in Canadian amateur astronomy. Leo is an accomplished solar and auroral observer and has written the Beginner's Observing Guide. Denise's interests center on archeoastronomy and in providing access to astronomy for the disabled.Discovered 23 July 1993 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H., Palomar
(12688) Baekeland
Leo Hendrik Baekeland (1863-1944) was a Flemish chemist and inventor who in 1890 discovered a new kind of photographic paper. His most renowned discovery is surely Bakelite, an electrically insulating substance from which he developed the first fully synthetic plastic in 1909.Discovered 13 February 1988 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(17096) Takemaru
Leo Takemaru (b. 2002) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel ISEF for his microbiology team project. He also received the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attended the Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23937) Delibes
L茅o Delibes (1836-1891) wrote several classical ballets, including Coppelia and Sylvia. He also composed the opera Lakhm茅. His works accompanied many observing nights in the control room of the telescope with which this minor planet was discovered.Discovered 15 October 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(24945) Houziaux
L茅o Houziaux (b. 1932), a Belgian astrophysicist at Li猫ge University, specialized in stellar structure at Mt. Wilson and Palomar. From rockets and satellites, he obtained the spectra and fluxes from over 30,000 stars. He created the Department of Astrophysics at Mons University (B) in 1982.Discovered 7 June 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(28794) Crowley
Leo Crowley (b. 1942) is a long-time member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board. Leo serves on Lowell's Executive Committee and as Chair of Lowell's Audit Committee.Discovered 26 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(30166) Leodeng
Leo Z. Deng (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his environmental sciences project. He attends the ACCESS Academy, Portland, Oregon.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32569) Deming
Leo Deming (b. 1918) is an amateur astronomer and one of the founders of the original observatory at Rose-Hulman, where this minor planet was discovered. The name was suggested by R. Ditteon.Discovered 20 August 2001 by C. Wolfe, Terre Haute
(34388) Wylonis
Leo Edward Wylonis (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attended the Tredyffrin-Easttown Middle School, Berwyn, Pennsylvania.Discovered 2 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(38442) Szilard
Hungarian-American physicist Le贸 Szil谩rd (1898-1964) conceived the nuclear chain reaction and worked with Fermi on the first nuclear reactor. After World War II he changed his research field to molecular biology because of his horror of nuclear weapons. He was a founder of the Council for a Livable World.Discovered 24 September 1999 by Sarneczky, K., Szabo, G., Piszkesteto
(100047) Leobaeck
Leo Baeck (1873-1956) was a leading liberal Jewish religious thinker. His The Essence of Judaism appeared in 1905. After liberation from Theresienstadt he participated in the resumption of German-Jewish dialogue. He became president of both the Council of Jews from Germany and the World Union for Progressive Judaism.Discovered 2 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(145166) Leojematt
Leo Rodriguez (b. 2021), Jemma Osmonson (b. 2021) and Matthew Young (b. 2021) are great-grandchildren of the discoverer.Discovered 3 May 2005 by J. W. Young, Wrightwood