Asteroids named after people called Walt
馃懚 Walt as a baby name馃惗 Walt as a dog name
(15845) Bambi
Bambi was a fictional young deer in Walt Disney's 1942 animated eponymous film. Bambi's fate has been an emotional experience for generations of children the world over. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Discovered 17 October 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(16626) Thumper
Thumper was a fictional young rabbit in Walt Disney's 1942 animated film, Bambi. Thumper's wisecracks and antics have been comic relief for generations of children the world over. The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Discovered 20 April 1993 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(35365) Cooney
Walt Cooney (b. 1962), of Sonoita Research Observatory, Arizona, and Blackberry Observatory, Louisiana, is a long-time amateur astronomer active in research on minor planets, of which he has discovered more than 20. Furthermore, his photometric work has helped confirmed the binary nature of several objects.Discovered 21 October 1997 by P. Pravec, Ondrejov
(54932) Waltharris
Walt Harris (b. 1964) is a professor at the University of Arizona who studies thin atmospheres with an emphasis on comets. He also develops instrumentation for high-resolving power spectroscopy that has been used in ground and suborbital observations of comets and the interplanetary medium.Discovered 27 July 2001 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa