Asteroids named after people called Rudolph
👶 Rudolph as a baby name🐶 Rudolph as a dog name
(11770) Rudominkowski
Rudolph Minkowski (1895-1976) was a German-born American astronomer who investigated planetary nebulae, supernovae (specifying the Types I and II) and some of the earliest-discovered radio sources. This led to the Palomar Sky Survey.Discovered 30 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(20029) Dorner
Rudolph Dorner (1948–2022) was a German-Canadian amateur astronomer, an electrician, machinist, investor and telescope collector. As a member of the RASC Kitchener-Waterloo Centre, he provided active, generous assistance to observers and instrument makers to extend themselves in their craft. The RASC's Dorner Telescope Museum is due to his inspiration.Discovered 2 March 1992 by UESAC, La Silla