Asteroids named after people called Patrick
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(4099) Wiggins
Patrick Wiggins (b. 1949) spent over 26 years with Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City, educating the children and adults of Utah through programs at the planetarium, in schools and via the media. After retiring from the planetarium he continued as a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador.Discovered 13 January 1988 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(4984) Patrickmiller
Patrick J. Miller (b. 1949), professor of mathematics at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, TX, is the founder and director of the International Astronomical Search Collaboration, an educational outreach program for high schools and colleges, provided at no cost to the participating schools. Name suggested by S. Foglia.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar
(5919) Patrickmartin
Patrick Martin (b. 1967), a research associate at Cornell University, works on the analysis and interpretation of data acquired by the Near Infrared Spectrometer instrument on the NEAR mission to (433) Eros. The name was suggested by B. E. Clark.Discovered 5 August 1991 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(6601) Schmeer
Patrick Schmeer (b. 1964) is an amateur astronomer observing cataclysmic variable stars from Saarbruecken-Bischmisheim, Germany. He detected the 1999 eruption of the recurrent nova U Sco and a number of rare dwarf nova outbursts, and he has identified several putative dwarf novae as minor planets.Discovered 7 December 1988 by Ueda, S., Kaneda, H., Kushiro
(7511) Patcassen
Patrick Cassen (b. 1940) is a planetary scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center. His research focuses on star and planet formation, the physics of circumstellar disks, and the application of astrophysical models to the formation of the solar system.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(7561) Patrickmichel
Named in honor of Patrick Michel (b. 1970), French dynamicist, who was the first to compute the locations and strengths of secular resonances in the inner solar system. He has also investigated the various effects that bear on the evolution of near-Earth and Mars-crossing objects. Michel's work on the evolution of (433) Eros has shown that, although it is possible for this object to strike the earth in the distant future, the probability of such an event remains low. Name suggested and citation prepared by A. Cellino and P. Farinella.Discovered 7 October 1986 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(8515) Corvan
Patrick G. Corvan (b. 1940) has links with Armagh Observatory dating back to his schooldays. He is an avid observer whose enthusiasm for astronomy is readily communicated to others. His book and slide collections, as well as stories about the astronomers who have worked at or visited Armagh, are much in demand.Discovered 4 September 1991 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(9286) Patricktaylor
Patrick Alan Taylor (b. 1981) is a research scientist at the Arecibo Observatory studying near-Earth asteroids. His contributions include understanding effects of non-gravitational forces on asteroid spin states and processes affecting asteroid shapes.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(15128) Patrickjones
Named in honor of Patrick K. Jones for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Patrick is a student at the St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, West Virginia.Discovered 9 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17108) Patricorbett
Patrick Kieran Corbett (b. 1984) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Saint Patricks College, Maghera, County Derry, Northern Ireland.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18009) Patrickgeer
Patrick L. Geer (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Wellington High School, Wellington, Florida, U.S.A.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18111) Pinet
Patrick Pinet (b. 1957), of the Observatoire de Midi-Pyren茅es, Toulouse, is an expert on the physical and compositional properties of the moon and terrestrial planets. He has taken part in several lunar and Mars space missions.Discovered 5 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(18572) Rocher
Patrick Rocher (b. 1951) works at the Institut de M茅canique C茅leste in Paris. His main task has been to build an integration package to compute orbital parameters for minor planets and comets. He is also involved in the computation of ephemerides for the Bureau des Longitudes and is a specialist on historical calendars.Discovered 28 November 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(19652) Saris
Patrick J. G. Saris (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his engineering project. He attends the Viewpoint School, Calabasas, California.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21903) Wallace
Patrick T. Wallace (b. 1946) is a specialist in telescope control software. From 1973 to 1980 he was on the staff of the Anglo-Australian Observatory. During 1982-2000 he directed the Starlink astronomical computing service in the U.K., and he is currently head of H.M. Nautical Almanac Office.Discovered 10 November 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(23214) Patrickchen
Patrick Ming Chen (b. 1990) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences project. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Discovered 26 October 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24000) Patrickdufour
Patrick Dufour (b. 1968), a very active French amateur astronomer, has developed many useful tools and programs for astronomy. He is working with the discoverer on robotic materials for astronomical purposes.Discovered 10 September 1999 by , St. Michel sur Meu 54566 Bernasconi, L.
(24353) Patrickhsu
Patrick David Hsu (b. 1992) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He is homeschooled in Stanford, California, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25410) Abejar
Patrick Jeffrey Abejar (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his earth and planetary science project. He attends the Smithtown High School West, Smithtown, New York.Discovered 3 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25522) Roisen
Patrick Roisen mentored a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Menlo-Atherton High School, Atherton, California.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33964) Patrickshober
Patrick Shober (b. 1995) is an American planetary scientist who completed his Ph.D. in 2022 with the Desert Fireball Network in Australia. He then moved to Paris Observatory to continue his work on the orbital evolution of small-bodies, identifying the likely origins of orbital meteorites.Discovered 6 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(39792) Patrickchevalley
Patrick Chevalley (b. 1958) is a computer engineer and Swiss amateur astronomer. He is the author of the Cartes du Ciel planetarium and CCDciel image acquisition freeware, and co-author of the Virtual Moon Atlas freeware used by many amateurs around the world.Discovered 5 September 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(40233) Baradeau
Patrick Baradeau (b. 1952) is a French historian and publisher. He worked with the Ministry of National Education and he was president and secretary general of the Soci茅t茅 astronomique de France from 2014 to 2021. He was also the Director of the publication of the magazine l'Astronomie.Discovered 20 October 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(48915) Patbrandebourg
Patrick Brandebourg (b. 1957) is a French amateur astronomer who founded his first astronomy club more than 50 years ago. He has organized collaborations between astronomy clubs in the Lorraine region of France and many outreach events. He now mostly observes variable stars.Discovered 29 July 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(153686) Pathall
Patrick Hall (b. 1968) is a Canadian-American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for recognizing and studying the wide variety of unusual broad-absorption-line quasars found by the SDSS.Discovered 14 October 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(246803) Martinezpatrick
Patrick Martinez (b. 1956) is a French aeronautical engineer and amateur astronomer. He has published several books about observational techniques. He is the founder of the Belesta observatory and the founder-president of the ADAGIO astronomical society.Discovered 17 March 2009 by M. Ory, Vicques
(316028) Patrickwils
Patrick Wils (b. 1960) is a Belgian amateur astronomer, (co-)author of many papers on variable stars and a driving force on data acquisition and data mining within the context of amateur-professional cooperation. Name suggested by P. Van Cauteren and P. Lampens.Discovered 31 March 2009 by P. De Cat, Uccle
(414283) Lecureuil
Patrick L茅cureuil (b. 1970) is a French astronomer who has been passionate about astronomy since his adolescence. His devoted a large part of his professional life to popularize astronomy to all audiences as a scientific mediator. He is also the author of several introductory books on astronomy and astrophotography.Discovered 30 June 2008 by M. Ory, Vicques
(596687) Patrickcote
Patrick C么t茅 (b. 1965) is a Canadian astronomer and Principal Research Officer at the Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. His research interests include the study of dark matter, galaxy evolution, supermassive black holes, star clusters and galactic nuclei.Discovered 7 January 2006 by D. D. Balam P. A. Wiegert, Maunakea
(730891) Patrickdowler
Patrick Dowler (b. 1964) is a Canadian astronomer and Research Council Officer at the Canadian Astronomical Data Centre, Herzberg Astronomy and Astrophysics Institute of the National Research Council of Canada. He is an authority on astronomical data analysis software and systems.Discovered 3 March 2001 by D. D. Balam, La Palma