Asteroids named after people called Roland
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(10087) Dechesne
Roland George Dechesne (b. 1960) has been President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Calgary Centre, has run Calgary's annual Star-B-Q for many years, and has regularly given the talks at the University of Calgary's Rothney Astrophysical Observatory open houses. He has been a leader in RASC's Light Pollution Abatement Committee.Discovered 18 September 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(11585) Orlandelassus
Orlande de Lassus (Roland Delattre, 1532-1594), a Franco-Flemish composer, is considered one of the most prolific and versatile composers of the late Renaissance. His 2000 works include motets, madrigals, chansons and lieder. Many of his masses are based on secular and even obscene themes.Discovered 3 September 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(11823) Christen
Roland W. Christen (b. 1944) is an optician and maker of affordable apochromatic refractors at the forefront of mechanical and optical design. The citation was provided by S. and A. French.Discovered 2 November 1981 by B. A. Skiff, Anderson Mesa
(12870) Rolandmeier
Roland C. Meier (b. 1964), of Gretag Imaging, Zurich, is well known for his research on the chemistry of comets, ranging from studies of the chemistry observed in situ at 1P/Halley with Giotto to numerous optical and radio studies using ground-based telescopes. The name was suggested by M. F. A'Hearn.Discovered 24 June 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(26984) Fernand-Roland
A friend of the discoverers, Fernand-Roland Merlin (1933-2005) was always a strong supporter of amateur astronomers.Discovered 1 November 1997 by Demeautis, C., Matter, D., Village-Neuf
(28105) Santallo
Roland Santallo (b. 1943) is an amateur astronomer observing from Tahiti. He has observed many cataclysmic variables, and participated in the discovery of seven exoplanets as part as the microfun network.Discovered 18 September 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(31387) Lehoucq
Roland Lehoucq (b. 1965) is a French astrophysicist, working on cosmic topology. He is also very active in public outreach and is well known for his books on science fiction novels and movies such as Making Science with StarWars. Since 2012, he has been the president of the annual sci-fi convention “les Utopiales”.Discovered 16 December 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(79842) Jourdain
Roland Jourdain (b. 1964) is a Breton-born French sailor and offshore racer. He won the Route du Rhum twice, in 2006 and 2010, and competed in several Vendée Globe races. A pioneer of sustainable sailing, Roland is also committed to ocean conservation and environmental protection.Discovered 19 November 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(362420) Rolandgarros
Roland Georges Garros (1888–1918) was a pioneering French aviator and World War I fighter pilot. The French Open tennis tournament takes its name from the Roland-Garros Stadium in which it is held.Discovered 14 August 2004 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice
(428102) Rolandwagner
Roland C. Wagner (1960-2012) was a French author, journalist, literary critic, translator and sometime singer, who wrote dozens of sci-fi novels. His final novel, Reves de Gloire, won several literary awards.Discovered 30 August 2006 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice