Asteroids named after people called Luis
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(4725) Milone
Named in honor of Luis Ambrosio Milone (b. 1933), Argentinean astronomer who has been working in the field of stellar astrophysics for more than 30 years. Since 1964 he has been on the faculty of the School of Mathematics, Astronomy and Physics of the National University of Cordoba, where he teaches graduate and post-graduate courses in astronomy and astrophysics. Milone was responsible for building a photoelectric photometer for the Bosque Alegre Observatory 1.5-m telescope. He was the initiator of photoelectric photometry in Cordoba and one of the first astronomers to apply these techniques.Discovered 31 December 1975 by Felix Aguilar Observatory, El Leoncito
(5160) Camoes
Named in memory of Luís de Camões (Camoens, c. 1524–1580), the greatest of the Portuguese poets, whose epic Os Lusiadas displays an extraordinary knowledge of astronomy.Discovered 23 December 1979 by Debehogne, H., Netto, E. R., La Silla
(11711) Urquiza
Luis Urquiza del Valle (1906-2000) was the much-loved grandfather of LONEOS observer L. Levy.Discovered 25 April 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(17489) Trenker
Luis Trenker (1892-1990), initially a herdsman, mountain guide and ski instructor in his South Tyrolese alpine homeland, later had great success as a scriptwriter, film director, screen actor and author. During 1928-1940 he lived in Berlin. His novels, which described and praised his native country, later became very popular.Discovered 2 October 1991 by Borngen, F., Schmadel, L. D., Tautenburg
(19395) Barrera
Luis Barrera (b. 1965) is head of the Institute for Astronomy of the Universidad Catholica del Norte in Antofagasta. His dynamism has raised this Chilean institute to international stature.Discovered 2 March 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(19595) Lafer-Sousa
Luis Lafer-Sousa (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health and microbiology project. He attends the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas.Discovered 14 July 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20506) Mammana
Luis Mammana (b. 1962) is an Argentinian vice-director of the El Leoncito Astronomical Complex, which runs astronomical facilities in the province of San Juan, Argentina. He does observational research on minor bodies of the Solar System and other branches of astronomy. Luis is an active collaborator in the network of observers of stellar occultations.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20696) Torresduarte
Luis Eduardo Torres Duarte (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science team project. He attends the C.B.T.i.s. No. 168, Aguascalientes, Mexico.Discovered 9 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(29298) Cruls
Luis Cruls (1848-1908) was a Belgian-born Brazilian astronomer and geodesist. Director of the Brazilian National Observatory and co-discoverer of the Great Comet in 1882, he observed also the 1882 transit of Venus from Punta Arenas, Chile.Discovered 16 September 1993 by Debehogne, H., Elst, E. W., La Silla
(780857) Rodes
Luis Rodés Campdera (1881–1939) was a Spanish Jesuit astronomer and a pioneer of solar research in Spain who led the Ebro Observatory. He studied solar activity, Earth’s magnetic field, and planetary rotation, and pursued further training in the US. One of the first Spaniards in the IAU, Luis attended its inaugural 1922 assembly.Discovered 8 December 2012 by R. P. Boyle K. Äernis, Mount Graham