Asteroids named after people called Walter
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(4588) Wislicenus
German astronomer Walter F. Wislicenus (1859-1905) was an ardent observer at the Strasbourg Observatory and derived an accurate value for the rotation period of Mars. He is best known for his editing of the first six volumes (beginning in 1899) of the Astronomischer Jahresbericht. The name was suggested by L. D. Schmadel.Discovered 13 March 1931 by M. F. Wolf, Heidelberg
(6318) Cronkite
Named in honor of Walter Cronkite (b. 1916), whose integrity and unflappable character during his 60-year career in radio and television journalism have won him the acclaim and trust of his colleagues and the American public alike. Cronkite worked for the United Press during World War II, taking part in the Normandy beachhead assaults and flying in B-17 raids. In 1950 he joined CBS News, becoming anchor of the then-15-minute-long CBS Evening News in 1962. The following year this became U.S. network television's first half-hour weeknight news broadcast, marking the debut of the new format with Cronkite's interview of President Kennedy. Since retiring as news anchor in the early 1980s, Cronkite has produced and narrated dozens of award-winning programs.Discovered 18 November 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(7921) Huebner
Named in honor of Walter F. Huebner (b. 1928), for his seminal contributions to small bodies studies in general, and to cometary studies in particular. Over several decades, Huebner has worked on opacities, equations of state and other physical constants relevant to both planetary science and astrophysics. He has served diligently on countless committees and at NASA headquarters, and he has written and edited scientific books and reviews. Huebner has spent the majority of his career at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, the Max Planck Institute in Germany, and the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio. Colleagues around the world appreciate his technical talents, his warm personality and his mischievous sense of humor. Citation written by S. A. Stern at the request of the discoverer.Discovered 15 September 1982 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(8722) Schirra
Walter M. Schirra, Jr. (b. 1923), the only astronaut to command Mercury, Gemini and Apollo spacecraft, performed missions enabling the success of the manned lunar landings. His mastery of the celestial sphere and awareness of his orientation within it distinguish Schirra as a practical astronomer and master astronaut.Discovered 19 August 1996 by R. G. Davis, Granville
(9132) Walteranderson
Named in honor of Walter Anderson, chief executive officer of Entreé International and long-time supporter of space exploration, most notably via the International Space University.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(9187) Walterkroll
Walter Kröll (b. 1938) served for 15 years as chairman of the German Aerospace Center DLR. Under his leadership he brought new spirit into German space research, stimulated achievements of excellence and contributed significantly to progress in space science on a global level. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Discovered 12 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(9577) Gropius
Named for the German architect Walter Gropius (1883-1969), born in Berlin and one of the most fascinating representatives of twentieth-century architecture. He turned away from all historical influence and favored expedient, glass and concrete constructions. In 1919, he founded the Bauhaus in Weimar and was its director until 1928. In 1933 he emigrated to England. From 1937 to 1952 he taught at Harvard University, where he founded an architecture school and the Architects Collaborative and built the Harvard Graduate Center. His public works can be found in Berlin, Dessau, Chicago, Athens, and New York (notably the Pan Am Building).Discovered 2 February 1989 by F. Borngen, Tautenburg
(9661) Hohmann
Walter Hohmann (1880-1945) was a German civil engineer and member of the Society for Space Travel. He published the influential book Die Erreichbarkeit der Himmelskorper (“The Attainability of Celestial Bodies”). The name was suggested by R. Jedicke and P. Jedicke.Discovered 18 March 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(9696) Jaffe
Walter J. Jaffe (b. 1947) is an American astronomer at Leiden Observatory with an interest in galaxies, their dynamics, internal and external (clusters) and gas processes therein. He also contributed to the software for the Hubble telescope.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(11789) Kempowski
Walter Kempowski (b. 1929) is one of the most important contemporary German writers. He has published more than 40 books that deal mainly with German history during the twentieth century.Discovered 5 September 1977 by H.-E. Schuster, La Silla
(12158) Tape
Walter Tape (b. 1941) is an Alaskan mathematician. With his book Atmospheric halos he made an outstanding contribution to the popularization of these beautiful phenomena. The name was suggested by G. P. Können and M. Drummen.Discovered 29 September 1973 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(15265) Ernsting
German science fiction writer Walter Ernsting (b. 1920; pen name Clark Darlton) founded the German Science Fiction Club in 1955. His novels are characterized by his desire for humanity and peace.Discovered 12 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(15968) Waltercugno
Walter Cugno (b. 1955) works in the Italian space industry. During his career, he developed projects for the International Space Station and space exploration. He supported satellite projects including Sax, Hipparcos and ExoMars. Name suggested by Ilaria Locantore.Discovered 27 February 1998 by Tombelli, M., Casacci, C., Cima Ekar
(22434) Peredery
Walter Volodymyr Peredery (b. 1938) is a retired Canadian geologist who studied the Sudbury, Ontario, area and developed the view that it is an impact basin. Name suggested by P. and R. Jedicke.Discovered 11 April 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(24679) Van Rensbergen
Walter Van Rensbergen (b. 1941) is a physicist at the VUB-University in Brussels. He has taught physics and astrophysics for many years and is well known as a co-author of monographs on binary stars and the evolution of massive stars. During his spare time he runs marathons.Discovered 3 November 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(25680) Walterhansen
Walter Preston Hansen (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics team project. He attends the Bingham High School, South Jordan, Utah, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30080) Walterworman
Walter E. Worman (b. 1944 ) is a professor emeritus of the Minnesota State University (Moorhead, Minnesota) whose asteroid research in the 1990s and early 2000s helped establish asteroid photometry research using small university telescopes.Discovered 11 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(42837) Waltrobinson
Walter Robinson (b. 1950) is an American amateur astronomer who has observed over a thousand lunar occultations since joining IOTA in 1988. Behind the scenes he has worked on recovering lost observations, coauthoring the book Occultation Observer’s Handbook, maintaining web content, and distributing occultation prediction software worldwide.Discovered 9 August 1999 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(53237) Simonson
Walter Simonson (b. 1946) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has written and/or illustrated hundreds of comics for several publishers, but is most famous for his work on Thor for Marvel Comics beginning with the November 1983 issue. In 1985, he received the Inkpot Award from Comic-Con International.Discovered 9 February 1999 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(120367) Grabow
Walter Grabow (1913-1987) was the owner of the Polaris Telescope Shop in Dearborn, Michigan in the 1960s. His patience and guidance helped many amateur astronomers in building or buying their telescopes.Discovered 2 July 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(168638) Waltersiegmund
Walter Siegmund (b. 1950) is an American engineer, the Project Engineer for the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, and a designer of the telescope and its optical fiber positioning system.Discovered 12 February 2000 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(185560) Harrykroto
Sir Harry Walter Kroto (b. 1939), Fellow of the Royal Society, is an English chemist who shared the 1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Robert F. Curl and Richard E. Smalley for the discovery of buckminsterfullerene, and the related class of molecules, the fullerenes.Discovered 7 January 2008 by OAM, La Sagra
(200750) Rix
Hans-Walter Rix (b. 1964) is an German astrophysicist and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on the dynamics and evolution of galaxies.Discovered 11 November 2001 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(225254) Flury
Walter Flury (b. 1943), a Swiss citizen, was a pioneer in space debris research and a recognized expert in celestial mechanics. He developed the European Space Agency's Optical Ground Station to its current capability in space debris characterization and the observation of minor planets.Discovered 10 September 2009 by Busch, M., Kresken, R., ESA OGS
(246153) Waltermaria
Walter E. B. Mazzucato (1921-2003) and Maria L. Pozzi (1927-2003) were the father and mother of the first discoverer.Discovered 15 August 2007 by Mazzucato, M., Dolfi, F., San Marcello
(344581) Albisetti
Walter Albisetti (1957-2013) was a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Milano. He was also the Health Director of the corps de ballet at the La Scala Theatre of Milano and he led several medical projects in Africa.Discovered 24 January 2003 by Sormano, Sormano
(386528) Walterfurtig
Walter Fürtig (b. 1933) is an astronomer at the Sonneberg Observatory, Germany. He has contributed to the development of various instruments, including FORS for the VLT. He has conducted research in the field of variable stars and he is deeply involved in the Sonneberg digital-sky-monitoring program.Discovered 12 February 2009 by F. Hormuth, Calar Alto