Asteroids named after people called Reginald
馃懚 Reginald as a baby name馃惗 Reginald as a dog name
(5380) Sprigg
Named for Reginald C. Sprigg (1919-1994), Australian exploration geologist, oceanographer, biologist, author and conservationist who in 1946 discovered the diverse pre-Cambrian Ediacaran soft-body fauna fossils representing the earliest known multicellular life on the earth. Sprigg's recognition of hydrocarbons in central Australia led to the discovery of the vast Cooper Basin gas and oil fields. His work on the formation of Australian deserts and dunes has resulted in greater understanding of present-day climate patterns. In 1968 he founded the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary in the northern Flinders Ranges, and this includes an astronomical observatory. Name suggested by D. I. Steel and citation prepared by the Sprigg family.Discovered 7 May 1991 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(13748) Radaly
Reginald Aldworth Daly (1871-1957) was president of the Geological Society of America in 1932. He wrote on subjects such as the glacial control of coral reefs and rock mechanics.Discovered 25 September 1998 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(15939) Fessenden
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden (1866-1932) invented amplitude modulation as a means of transmitting sounds by radio. He was a professor at Purdue University and the University of Pittsburgh. The name was suggested by K. Ellis.Discovered 28 December 1997 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(33994) Regidufour
Reginald Dufour (b. 1948), a Rice University professor in Houston, has advanced our knowledge of nebulae and star-forming galaxies through ground-based and space-based studies. A mentor and friend of amateur astronomers, he kindly loaned the CCD camera used to discover this minor planet.Discovered 26 July 2000 by Needville, Needville
(84096) Reginaldglenice
Reginald J. Harding (b. 1932) and Glenice E. Harding (b. 1931) are the parents-in-law of the discoverer.Discovered 17 August 2002 by A. Lowe, Palomar