Asteroids named after people called Rik
👶 Rik as a baby name
Rik Wouters (1882-1916) was a Belgian fauve painter and sculptor. Fascinated by the work of James Ensor, he started painting with a pallet knife. He chose his wife Nel as the primary model for his paintings (Woman in a white sweater, 1908) and sculptures (Domestic concerns, 1913).Discovered 12 August 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
“Amateur turned Pro” best describes Rik Hill (b. 1949). Well known among amateur astronomers for his outreach activities, Rik currently works with the Catalina Sky Survey on Arizona's Mt. Lemmon searching for potentially hazardous asteroids. He has seven comet discoveries to his credit.Discovered 29 November 2000 by D. Healy, Junk Bond
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