Asteroids named after people called Simon
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(7984) Marius
Simon Marius (1573-1625) was court astronomer in Ansbach. He discovered the Jovian satellites, but published his observations after Galileo, who accused him of plagiarism and ruined his reputation. Marius suggested the names for the satellites and also measured the diameter of the Andromeda Galaxy.Discovered 29 September 1980 by Z. Vavrova, Klet
(8625) Simonhelberg
American actor and comedian Simon Maxwell Helberg (b. 1980) portrays the fictional Caltech aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz in the television sitcom The Big Bang Theory.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(9831) Simongreen
Simon F. Green (b. 1959) has carried out observations of minor planets and transneptunian objects for over 20 years, starting with the use of the IRAS satellite to detect fast-moving objects.Discovered 22 August 1979 by C.-I. Lagerkvist, La Silla
(10286) Shnollia
Simon Elievich Shnoll (b. 1930) is a biophysicist and biochemist at Moscow University and at the Institute of Biophysics of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is the author of books about the fates of outstanding Soviet biologists.Discovered 16 September 1982 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
(10965) van Leverink
For more than 40 years, Simon van Leverink (b. 1947) has been a well-known meteor specialist, traveling all over the world to observe meteors. He is a famous builder of observing equipment such as the Allsky network. The name was suggested by A. H. van der Brugge.Discovered 26 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11467) Simonporter
Simon B. Porter (b. 1984) is a postdoctoral researcher at Southwest Research Institute (Boulder, Colorado) whose studies include tidal dissipation and stability in trans-Neptunian binary systems.Discovered 3 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(12946) Portegieszwart
Simon Portegies Zwart (b. 1965) is a Dutch astronomer, specializing in numerical studies of stellar dynamics. He leads the interdisciplinary research team on Computational Astrophysics at Leiden Observatory. Simon's main objective is to understand the universe through computer simulations.Discovered 25 March 1971 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(31416) Peteworden
Simon Peter “Pete” Worden (b. 1949) is director of NASA's Ames Research Center. He was influential in many projects like the Clementine space mission, and indirectly in programs like ODAS, which allowed this asteroid to be discovered. An innovator and space enthusiast, he is a man of vision.Discovered 15 January 1999 by ODAS, Caussols
(32585) Tardivel
Simon Tardivel (b. 1987) is a French researcher at CNES (France). For his Ph.D. he developed precise dynamical models for the deployment and motion of rovers on asteroid surfaces. His interests also include study of the rotational fissioning of asteroids. Tardivel is a member of the DART mission team.Discovered 18 August 2001 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(34408) Simonanghel
Simon Anghel (b. 1988) is a Romanian astronomer at the Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy working on meteor observations, modeling, and their relationship to asteroids. He is involved in operating the Fireball Recovery and InterPlanetary Observation Network of all-sky cameras.Discovered 4 September 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(58750) Simonjeanne
Simon Jeanne (b. 1993) is a French astronomer in the FRIPON team, an international fireball network. He was involved in the reduction pipeline to compute orbits and meteorite strewn fields from raw data. Simon played a key role in developing and improving data-analysis methods, contributing to a better understanding of meteors and their characteristics.Discovered 25 March 1998 by ODAS, Caussols
(69275) Wiesenthal
Simon Wiesenthal (b. 1908) survived the Nazi camps of World War II. After the war, he courageously gathered data on the perpetrators of the Holocaust. He wrote several books, including I Hunted Eichmann and The Murderers Among Us.Discovered 28 November 1989 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(142401) Simonhook
Simon Hook (b. 1961) is Principal Investigator of the ECOSTRESS instrument on the International Space Station and was manager of the Science Division at JPL from 2015–2022.Discovered 27 September 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
(149528) Simonrodriguez
Caracas-born pedagogue and philosopher Simón Rodríguez (1769-1854) wrote historical and sociological works based on his deep knowledge of the Hispano-American society. He was teacher and mentor of Simón Bolivar, The Liberator.Discovered 24 March 2003 by Ferrin, I. R., Leal, C., Merida
(280640) Ruetsch
Simon Ruetsch (b. 1996) is a member of the Société jurassienne d´astronomie. He is very interested in studying solar phenomenon.Discovered 4 January 2005 by M. Ory, Vicques
(601227) Ammann
Simon Ammann (b. 1981) is a Swiss ski jumper. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of his sport, having won four individual Winter Olympic gold medals in 2002 and 2010. His other achievements include winning the 2007 Ski Jumping World Championships and the 2010 Ski Flying World Championships.Discovered 18 December 2012 by M. Ory, Oukaimeden