Asteroids named after people called Reiner
(7689) Reinerstoss
Named in honor of Reiner Stoss (b. 1975), German amateur astronomer at the Starkenburg Observatory, Heppenheim. Stoss is an ardent observer who detected most of the minor planets found there. His main interests are the establishment of an NEO search program and to make follow-up observations of known NEOs. Name proposed by L. D. Schmadel.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(563285) Reinerschwarz
Reiner Schwarz (1948–2014) was a Canadian radio and television personality known for his late-night talk shows on CHUM-FM in Toronto, Canada. He was noted as a pioneer of the free-form radio format in Canada.Discovered 23 March 2007 by K. M. Perrett D. D. Balam, Maunakea