Asteroids named after people called Malcolm
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(7166) Kennedy
Named in memory of Malcolm Kennedy (1944-1997), tireless and popular secretary of the Astronomical Society of Glasgow. Born and raised in New Zealand, Kennedy became a civil engineer in Scotland. He was an energetic member of the Free Church in Cumbernauld, near Glasgow. As secretary of the ASG, he ensured that meetings ran smoothly, enlivening them with wordplay and puns.Discovered 15 October 1985 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(7387) Malbil
Named in honor of Malcolm Bilson (b. 1935), Frederick J. Whiton Professor of Music at Cornell University. Best known as a pianist, Bilson has recorded scintillating performances of music by Mozart, Beethoven and others. His research interests center on music of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, performance practice, problems of notation and execution, instruments and musical aesthetics. He has won several awards. Bilson gave a recital at the “Asteroids, Comets, Meteors” meeting at Cornell University in July 1999.Discovered 30 January 1982 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(9015) Coe
Malcolm Coe (b. 1949) is Professor of Astronomy at the University of Southampton in the U.K. For four decades his research has centered on Be X-ray binaries in the Milky Way and Magellanic Cloud galaxies, both in X-ray and optical/infrared wavelengths. But his true passion in life is Southampton Football Club.Discovered 14 November 1985 by P. Jensen, Brorfelde
(20426) Fridlund
Malcolm Fridlund (b. 1952) worked at ESA on projects such as Darwin and Corot.Discovered 13 November 1998 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
(91870) Malcolmjozoff
Malcolm Jozoff (b. 1939) is a retired American corporate marketing executive. Mal volunteers for nonprofit organizations, including Lowell Observatory. He is a dark-sky advocate who shares his appreciation for the dark skies of Northern Arizona by inviting friends for telescope viewing at Lowell.Discovered 29 October 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa