Asteroids named after people called Theo
馃懚 Theo as a baby name馃惗 Theo as a dog name馃惐 Theo as a cat name
(7974) Vermeesch
Theo Vermeesch (b. 1930), since 1968 the first director of the Volkssterrenwacht Simon Stevin in Hoeven, has played a key role in popularizing astronomy and space research in the Netherlands, working with both professional institutions and the public. The name was suggested by T. Gehrels and P. Smolders.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(18643) van Rysselberghe
Th茅o van Rysselberghe (1862-1926) was a Belgian pointillistic painter (Family in the orchard, 1890) who had been influenced by Georges Seurat. After the death of Seurat in 1891, van Rysselberghe gradually abandoned pointillism and returned to the classic French impressionistic style of painting.Discovered 1 March 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(22734) Theojones
Theo Percy Jones (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his behavioral science project. He attends the Jones Home School, Tucson, Arizona.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34132) Theoguerin
Theo Calvin Guerin (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics team project. He attends the Falmouth Academy, Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S.A.Discovered 24 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(71615) Ramakers
Theo Ramakers (b. 1943) is Assistant Coordinator for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Solar Section. He has been instrumental in organizing the large database of tens of thousands of images and observations from amateur astronomers around the world, making them available on the ALPO website.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina