Asteroids named after people called Olivier
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(6065) Chesneau
Olivier Chesneau (b. 1972) is a French astronomer who has studied circumstellar environments with the ESO VLT Interferometer, from proto-planetary disks to nova envelopes. His pioneering work produced frequent and unique discoveries with a worldwide network of collaborations that he assembled since the early 2000s.Discovered 27 July 1987 by Helin, E. F., Dunbar, R. S., Palomar
(8799) Barnouin
Olivier Barnouin (b. 1967) is a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory who specializes in the study of impact cratering. His work has spanned the solar system from Mercury, to asteroids and the outer solar system.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(14617) Lasvergnas
Olivier Las Vergnas (b. 1954) is a former member of the Association Astronomique de Paris en Sorbonne, founder of the astronomy section of the Association Nationale Sciences Techniques Jeunesse and currently president of the Association Fran莽aise d麓Astronomie.Discovered 21 October 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(14972) Olihainaut
Belgian astronomer Olivier Hainaut (b. 1966) is a specialist on distant comets and transneptunian objects. An active observer and recoverer of several comets, he now heads the New Technology Telescope of the European Southern Observatory in La Silla.Discovered 30 August 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(16280) Groussin
Olivier Groussin (b. 1976), a planetary scientist at the University of Maryland, played a major role in the calibration of the visible-light instruments on the Deep Impact mission, and he also developed models for interpreting the results from the infrared spectrometer.Discovered 1 June 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(20565) Oliviermousis
Olivier Mousis (b. 1973) is a French astrophysicist who was a professor at Aix鈥揗arseille Universit茅 before becoming a program director at the Southwest Research Institute. His research focuses on the origin and evolution of volatile-rich small bodies and giant planet systems. Olivier also plays a key role in developing outer Solar System mission concepts.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20764) Witasse
Olivier Witasse (b. 1972) is a French scientist working at ESA in the Netherlands. He has served as Project Scientist for several planetary missions. Olivier鈥檚 research spans planetary science topics such as meteoritic layers in planetary atmospheres, ground-based observations of asteroid, and the study of space environments around comets.Discovered 29 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34708) Grasset
Olivier Grasset (b. 1968) is a planetary scientist and professor at the University of Nantes' Laboratory of Planetology and Geodynamics. He specializes in the internal structures of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn and is actively involved in defining future missions to the outer solar system.Discovered 29 July 2001 by NEAT, Palomar
(54863) Gasnault
Olivier Gasnault (b. 1973) specializes in remote sensing and is deeply involved in the exploration of the Moon and Mars, both from orbit and on the ground with the Curiosity Rover. Name and citation provided by S. Le Mouelic.Discovered 18 July 2001 by NEAT, Palomar
(59162) Olivierbienayme
Olivier Bienaym茅 (b. 1956) is a French astronomer who has been a faculty member at the Besan莽on and Strasbourg observatories. His research focuses on dynamical astronomy. Olivier works on stellar proper motion and radial velocity surveys, and he studies the stellar populations and the gravitational potential within the Milky Way.Discovered 18 December 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(378721) Thizy
Olivier Thizy (b. 1966) is a French engineer, who has promoted spectroscopy by amateur astronomers. This has led to close collaborations between amateur and professional astronomers in order to get a better understanding of B(e) stars and cataclysmic variables.Discovered 27 August 2008 by Lopez, J. M., Cavadore, C., Pises