Asteroids named after people called Rafael
馃懚 Rafael as a baby name馃惗 Rafael as a dog name
(1927) Suvanto
Named in memory of Rafael Suvanto, an assistant of Y. Vaisala. Later, as rector of a school in Naantali, he continued to participate in orbit calculations. He fell near Summa in the last days of the Finnish winter war of 1939-40.Discovered 18 March 1936 by R. Suvanto, Turku
(11350) Teresa
Teresa Chercoles (b. 1951), wife of Rafael Pacheco, passes many nights at home while Pacheco and his colleagues are at the observatory enjoying the minor planets.Discovered 29 August 1997 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R., Costitx
(17696) Bombelli
Rafael Bombelli (1526-1572) was a mathematician of Bologna. His widely read treatise on algebra introduced a consistent procedure for handling imaginary complex numbers, removing some of the mystery from the so-called irreducible case of the solution of the cubic equation.Discovered 8 March 1997 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(18664) Rafaelta
Rafael Andres Torrech-Antonetty (b. 1988) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his behavioral and social sciences team project. He attends the Isidro A. Sanchez High School, Luquillo, Puerto Rico, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20603) Rafaelribeiro
Rafael Ribeiro (b. 1990) is a Brazilian Assistant Professor at S茫o Paulo State University. He has made contributions to dynamical astronomy on topics including the dynamical evidence for an early giant planet instability, the dynamical origin of the dwarf planet Ceres, and the theory of surface-mass ablation showing that asteroids were born bigger.Discovered 8 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25001) Pacheco
Rafael Pacheco (b. 1954) is an amateur astronomer, astrometrist and co-discoverer of minor planets. Born in Madrid, he is one of the first Spanish amateur astronomers to specialize in astrometry.Discovered 31 July 1998 by A. Lopez, Costitx
(43414) Sfair
Rafael Sfair (b. 1984) is a Professor at Universidade Estadual Paulista Julio de Mesquita Filho, Brazil. He has experience in numerical simulation and image analysis for Dynamical Astronomy, focusing on ring interaction and stability with different dissipative forces.Discovered 25 November 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(128036) Rafaelnadal
Mallorca-born Rafael Nadal (b. 1986) was introduced at a very young age to tennis by his parents, and he played his first championship tournament in Baleares at age 8. He turned professional in 2001 and won his first men's Association of Tennis Professionals match. In 2006 he became player No. 2 in the ATP world ranking.Discovered 28 May 2003 by OAM, Costitx
(161545) Ferrando
Rafael Ferrando (b. 1966) founded Pla D'Arguines Observatory in Segorbe, Valencia, in 1996. A very active observer of small solar-system bodies, he has more than 300 new minor planet designations. He also discovered the breakup of comet C/2003 S4, several Jupiter Trojans and two near-Earth objects, 2002 EA and 2007 TK8.Discovered 10 December 2004 by J. Lacruz, La Canada