Asteroids named after people called Tom
馃懚 Tom as a baby name馃惗 Tom as a dog name馃惐 Tom as a cat name
(5098) Tomsolomon
Tom Solomon (b. 1962) holds a Presidential Professorship in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Bucknell University. His research explores chaos and nonlinear dynamics in fluid systems. He has received prestigious awards for outstanding teaching and mentorship of undergraduate students.Discovered 14 February 1985 by H. Debehogne, La Silla
(7124) Glinos
Canadian amateur astronomer Tom Glinos (b. 1960) has contributed observations in several fields for almost a quarter of a century. He recently donated a high-quality equatorial telescope mount to the London Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, a group with which he has been long active.Discovered 24 July 1990 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(7648) Tomboles
British amateur astronomer Tom Boles (b. 1944) operates his robotic telescopes from Coddenham, Suffolk, every clear night. His 116 supernovae represent a record for an observer in the U.K. President of the British Astronomical Association during 2003--2005, he discovered (84417) Ritabo in 2002.Discovered 8 October 1989 by Mizuno, Y., Furuta, T., Kani
(9277) Togashi
Tom Togashi (1937-2000) was a pioneering filmmaker whose stunning television documentaries included a Galactic Odyssey series and specials on solar eclipses, the aurora borealis, and the search for life in the universe. His goal for the 21st century was to inspire children with his passion for the wonders of outer space.Discovered 9 October 1980 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(10483) Tomburns
Under the leadership of Tom Burns (b. 1952) since 1993, the Perkins Observatory began a new life as the premier public astronomy venue in central Ohio. With his weekly newspaper column and visits to area schools Burns has inspired and educated thousands of people. The name was suggested by R. Martino.Discovered 4 September 1983 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(12818) Tomhanks
Tom Hanks (b. 1956) has starred in such films as Splash, Sleepless in Seattle, Apollo 13 and Saving Private Ryan, winning Oscars for his roles in Philadelphia and Forrest Gump. He was executive producer for the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, which dramatized the Apollo expeditions to the moon.Discovered 13 April 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(14941) Tomswift
Tom Swift, Senior, and Tom Swift, Junior, were fictional father-and-son geniuses whose scientific adventures, in successive series of novels, inspired generations of young readers throughout the twentieth century to pursue science.Discovered 23 March 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(20323) Tomlindstom
Tom Lindstom mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Clovis West High School, Fresno, California.Discovered 20 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20751) Tomnordheim
Tom Nordheim (b. 1986) is a Norwegian planetary scientist based at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, USA. Research he carried out for his Ph.D. at University College London鈥檚 Mullard Space Science Laboratory included the charging of comet nucleus surfaces and electrostatic dust levitation.Discovered 9 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22589) Minor
Tom Minor mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Dayton Christian High School, Dayton, Ohio.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25835) Tomzega
Tom Zega (b. 1973) is a scientist at the University of Arizona's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory who specializes in TEM/FIB microanalytical techniques to investigate the chemical and physical evolution of the early solar system by studying pre-solar grains in meteorites.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(52266) Van Flandern
Tom Van Flandern (1940-2009) predicted and comprehensively analyzed lunar occultations at the U.S. Naval Observatory in the 1970s. In 1979 he published pioneering papers on the dynamics of binary minor planets. He helped improve GPS accuracies and established Meta Research to support alternative cosmological ideas.Discovered 10 January 1986 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(87954) Tomkaye
Tom Kaye (b. 1957) is a businessman and amateur astronomer. In Mar. 2000 he collaborated with others to detect a previously discovered extrasolar planet around the star 蟿 Boo using the doppler shift method with a 0.4-m telescope and home-built spectrograph. The name was suggested by M. Trueblood.Discovered 2 October 2000 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(90487) Witherspoon
Tom Witherspoon Sr. (1921-2014) was a well known fossil educator in the Midwest U.S. Thousands of people, not just children, were introduced to the world of paleontology through his efforts and generosity. In 2007 he received the Charles H. Sternberg award for outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of paleontology.Discovered 16 February 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(114689) Tomstevens
Tom Stevens (b. 1933) and his wife Dixie (b. 1938) have been supporters of the George Observatory since its inception in 1989. Tom's many years as an advisor have contributed greatly to the observatory's success.Discovered 28 March 2003 by J. Dellinger, Needville
(129801) Tommcmahon
Tom McMahon (b. 1962) was electronics lead on the OCAMS camera for the OSIRIS-REx Sample Return Mission. He also served as project manager for the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer and systems engineer for the Multi-band Imaging Spectrometer (MIPS) on the Spitzer Space Telescope.Discovered 17 May 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(164791) Nicinski
Tom Nicinski (b. 1960) is an American software engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for writing the SDSS data acquisition software.Discovered 20 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(303909) Tomknops
Tom Knops (1978-2011) was a pilot with Tyrolean Airways, spouse of Nele Blomme and father of Toke Knops. Name suggested by Sofie Delanoye and Jeroen Maes, friends of the discoverer.Discovered 11 October 2005 by P. De Cat, Uccle