Asteroids named after people called Ron
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(6473) Winkler
Named in honor of Ron Winkler (b. 1954), digital engineer in the radio astronomy and radar group at NASA's Goldstone deep space communications complex. Since the mid-1980s, Winkler has been singularly important in Goldstone radar astronomy and especially in observations of near-Earth asteroids. His understanding of the interface between data-acquisition, antenna-pointing and transmitting systems is unique. His energy, endurance and mastery of procedures for observing close asteroids, demanding frequent switching between transmit and receive configurations, was critical to the success of the radar imaging of (4179) Toutatis, (1620) Geographos and (6489) 1991 JX. Name suggested and citation prepared by S. J. Ostro.Discovered 9 April 1986 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(7170) Livesey
Ron Livesey (b. 1929) has had a major influence on amateur astronomy, particularly in his native Scotland. He has been a key figure in organizing astronomical societies and observational programs, particularly of aurorae.Discovered 30 June 1987 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(12001) Gasbarini
Ron Gasbarini (b. 1960) is an amateur astronomer whose interest was inspired by the Apollo missions in the 1960s. He has served as president of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's Niagara Centre and won the service award of the society in 1995.Discovered 12 March 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(12561) Howard
Ron Howard (b. 1954) is a noted director of such films as Apollo 13 and A Beautiful Mind. He began his career as a child star in The Andy Griffith Show, later starring in the long-running TV series Happy Days before beginning his career as a director.Discovered 20 September 1998 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(14697) Ronsawyer
Ron Sawyer (b. 1955) is an amateur astronomer who is active in the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, London Centre, and edited the London Centre's newsletter in the late 1970s. He helped organize the Society's General Assemblies in London, Ontario, in 1979 and 2001.Discovered 6 January 2000 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(15228) Ronmiller
Ron Miller (b. 1955) is a forester for the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He maintains woodland areas and cultural resources for Native Americans. He runs sled dogs in Alaska, Colorado and Arizona and is a teacher and mentor for those entering the sport of dog sledding.Discovered 23 February 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(16265) Lemay
Named in honor of Ron LeMay for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. LeMay is a teacher at the Nicolet High School, Glendale, Wisconsin.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17097) Ronneuman
Ron Neuman (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science project. He attends the Ohel Shem, Ramat-Gan, Israel.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(445818) Ronbeck
Ron Beck (b. 1955) is an American engineer who specializes in the operations of ground data systems for space missions including Voyager, the Infrared Astronomical Satellite, the Two Micron All-Sky Survey, the Spitzer Space Telescope, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, and the Zwicky Transient Facility.Discovered 25 July 2010 by WISE, WISE
(611070) Hsurueron
Rue-Ron Hsu (b. 1958) is a physicist who serves at the Department of Physics, National Cheng Kung University. He has significantly contributed to exploring transient luminous events such as sprites and gigantic jets, as well as science education and outreach in Taiwan.Discovered 21 July 2006 by Q.-z. Ye H.-C. Lin, Lulin