Asteroids named after people called Rolf
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(9820) Hempel
Rolf Hempel (b. 1956) is a German amateur astronomer who determined many high-quality positions of minor planets using a quite unconventional measuring device. His orbit determination software is still in use at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. The name was suggested by L. D. Schmadel.Discovered 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(12229) Paulsson
Rolf Paulsson (b. 1943), a lecturer at Uppsala University, has been an outstanding teacher of theoretical physics for generations of students.Discovered 17 October 1985 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, Kvistaberg
(23472) Rolfriekher
Rolf Riekher (b. 1922) is a German optician who specialized in the history of optics and astronomy and related instruments. He discussed telescopes from ancient times to the present in Fernrohre und ihre Meister. He has also studied Fraunhofer's life and Kepler's work on optics. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(29214) Apitzsch
Rolf Apitzsch (b. 1943) is a German amateur astronomer who started serious astronomical work after his retirement in 1999. His work at his Wildberg observatory is dedicated to NEO follow-up and detection of new minor planets. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Discovered 2 October 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(517894) Rolfrohwedder
Rolf Rohwedder (1928–2022) was an Argentine physician, medical scientist, and inventor. He created the first heart-lung machine used for cardiac surgery in Argentina when he was still a student. Rohwedder made important and innovative contributions in the diagnosis and treatment of Chagas disease.Discovered 22 August 2014 by Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala