Asteroids named after people called Markus
馃懚 Markus as a baby name馃惗 Markus as a dog name
(11547) Griesser
Swiss amateur astronomer Markus Griesser (b. 1949) is cofounder of the Eschenberg Observatory in Winterthur. A passionate science writer and popularizer of astronomy, he is also a diligent observer of near-Earth objects. This minor planet was numbered as a result of observations made by him in Sept. 1999.Discovered 31 October 1992 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(454409) Markusloose
Markus Loose (b. 1970), an electrical engineer, has played a central role in the development of low noise infrared detector electronics that have enabled a new generation of astronomical instrumentation. His electronics have been used in numerous ground- and space-based telescopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope and WISE.Discovered 25 May 2010 by WISE, WISE