Asteroids named after people called Patricio

(30231) Patorojo

Patricio Rojo (b. 1977) is a Professor at the Departamento de Astronomia, Universidad de Chile whose work includes the atmospheric characterization of exoplanets and minor body surveys, as well as characterization of binary asteroids.Discovered 7 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa

(109879) Letelier

Chilean mathematical physicist Patricio Letelier (1943-2011) made many contributions to General Relativity theory, including studies of black holes, chaos, topological defects, and exact solutions of Einstein's equations. He obtained his Ph.D. at Boston and taught at the Universities of Brasília and Campinas in Brazil.Discovered 16 September 2001 by Juels, C. W., Holvorcem, P. R., Fountain Hills

(128474) Arbacia

Patricio Dominguez Ärbacia” (1964-2013) was professor of paleontology at the Complutense University of Madrid. His greatest contribution was to note, for the amateur astronomical community, the secrets of the geological evolution of the moon.Discovered 7 August 2004 by R. Ferrando, Pla D'Arguines