Asteroids named after people called Tony
馃懚 Tony as a baby name馃惗 Tony as a dog name馃惐 Tony as a cat name
(10194) Tonygeorge
Tony George (b. 1947) is an American contributor to occultation astronomy. He has observed more than 300 positive occultations. He helped IOTA observers analyze observations, and his friend Bob Anderson develop Occular, ROTE, and PyMovie/PyOTE. He is a husband, engineer, mountaineer, conservationist, and an avid golfer.Discovered 18 August 1996 by G. R. Viscome, Rand
(16946) Farnham
Tony L. Farnham (b. 1964), an astronomer at the University of Maryland, has studied the dynamics of cometary dust and determined comet rotation states. He has also contributed to the Deep Impact mission by improving the standardization of filter photometry.Discovered 25 April 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(21501) Acevedo
Tony Acevedo (b. 1950) is a multimedia graphic designer and media officer at the Arecibo Observatory.Discovered 23 May 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(26668) Tonyho
Tony Ho (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health-sciences team project. He attends the Lynbrook High School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Discovered 19 January 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32608) Hallas
Tony Hallas (b. 1945) trained as a professional photographer and is one of the finest astroimagers. His photographs have appeared in books, magazines, and on products such as Apple's OS-X Lion operating system. He developed many image-processing techniques, which he has shared in articles and on DVDs.Discovered 24 August 2001 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(79417) Tonylevin
Tony Levin (b. 1946) is an American bass player. He has played with many stars including Pink Floyd, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, David Bowie, Peter Gabriel, King Crimson and Buddy Rich, as well as his own band The Stick Men. Tony has played over 2500 concerts and featured on 500 albums.Discovered 27 May 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(95928) Tonycook
Tony Cook (b. 1962) is the British Astronomical Association and Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers Coordinator for Transient Lunar Phenomena. He also worked on the Mariner 10 imagery and the Clementine digital topographic map that was used during the planning of the impact of ESA's SMART-1.Discovered 7 May 2003 by CSS, Catalina
(112900) Tonyhoffman
Tony Hoffman (b. 1958) is a poet, writer, editor and a director of the Amateur Astronomers Association of New York. He has discovered over 70 sungrazing comets in SOHO imagery, and is codiscoverer of near-Earth object 2005 JB22.Discovered 20 August 2002 by R. Matson, Palomar
(509018) Wiese
Tony Wiese (b. 1956) has led the Fort Bend Astronomy Club's astronomical outreach efforts for over a decade. Over that time FBAC provided nearly 10% of the total volunteer hours reported to the Astronomical League, an organization that includes over 300 astronomy clubs across the United States.Discovered 1 July 2005 by Needville, Needville
(561490) Tonyforward
Tony Forward (b. 1979) is a British finance professional. Through his work he leads an apprenticeship scheme providing opportunities for young people to build a career. He was previously a foster carer, supporting vulnerable children within his local community. Tony is the son-in-law of the discoverer.Discovered 26 September 2011 by N. Falla, Mayhill