Asteroids named after people called Wayne
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(8482) Wayneolm
Wayne Olm (b. 1943) is a science educator for the Green Bay, Wisconsin, public schools and the Wisconsin Space Grant College. He has worked to introduce planetary science to all ages, including science education outreach to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and Menominee Nation.Discovered 14 September 1988 by S. J. Bus, Cerro Tololo
(8996) Waynedwards
Wayne N. Edwards (b. 1977) is a research scientist with the Canadian Hazards Information Service. An expert on seismic and atmospheric infrasound analysis of bolides, he helped analyze the flux and energy of the Chelyabinsk airburst.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(13425) Waynebrown
Since 1993 Wayne Brown (b. 1957) has developed and makes widely available CCD imaging systems for the astronomical and biomedical communities. He has also designed and built CCD cameras used for imaging from space.Discovered 15 November 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(13840) Wayneanderson
Named in honor of Wayne E. Anderson for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Anderson is a teacher at the House Junior High School, House, New Mexico.Discovered 6 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(13880) Wayneclark
Wayne Clark (b. 1942) has observed 288 lunar occultations and one minor-planet occultation, and has made some 3200 variable-star observations. He has presented his results to schools, astronomy clubs, the public and professional astronomers.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(14003) Waynegilmore
Wayne Gilmore (b. 1972) is the Executive Director of Boston University’s Research Computing Services group. He was instrumental in supporting the design and launch of the Massachusetts Green High Performance Computing Center, a key asset for supporting academic research by colleges and universities.Discovered 20 July 1993 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(14203) Hocking
Wayne Keith Hocking (b. 1955) has studied atmospheric and radar physics and constructed radar systems. He joined the faculty at the University of Western Ontario in 1991.Discovered 25 December 1998 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(14597) Waynerichie
R. Wayne Richie (b. 1942) is a NASA engineer who has worked with both human and robotic space exploration. As Discovery program acquisition manager, he helped shape the technical, cost and risk assessment procedures in the selection process for the Discovery planetary exploration program.Discovered 17 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(19816) Wayneseyfert
Wayne Seyfert mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. He teaches at the Lawrence Middle School, Lawrence, New York.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22870) Rosing
Wayne Rosing (b. 1946) is an electrical engineer and computer industry executive. He has also been a principal investigator on NSF astronomy grants, including the Southern Hα Sky Survey Atlas (SHASSA). The name was suggested by M. Trueblood.Discovered 14 September 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(25542) Garabedian
Wayne Garabedian mentored a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Clovis West High School, Fresno, California.Discovered 8 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27524) Clousing
Wayne Clousing (b. 1949) is a retired teacher, formerly of Watson Groen Christian School. He taught the 6th grade from 1974 to 2014, inspiring students to pursue interests in science, math and technology.Discovered 25 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(38036) Waynewarren
Wayne H. Warren Jr. (1940–2023) was an American astronomer who led the work to set up the Astronomical Data Base and Retrieval System at NASA-GSFC, receiving the Van Biesbroeck prize in 1994 for his efforts. He taught astronomy at Maryland universities for many years and as an IOTA member recorded many lunar grazes, solar eclipses and asteroid occultations.Discovered 13 September 1998 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(41049) Van Citters
G. Wayne Van Citters (b. 1947) is the astronomical sciences division director at the U.S. National Science Foundation, and the NSF project manager for the Gemini Observatory. His interests include high energy astrophysics, high speed photometry and polarization.Discovered 9 November 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(48471) Orchiston
New Zealander Wayne Orchistron (b. 1943) works as an astronomer at the National Astronomical Research Institute of Thailand. His main interests lie in the field of history of astronomy. He is the author of many books and the co-founder and editor of the Journal of Astronomical History and Heritage.Discovered 7 October 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(50721) Waynebailey
Wayne Bailey (b. 1942) worked in the aerospace industry supporting the Space Shuttle Spacelab program. He became the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO) Lunar Coordinator in 2008 and in 2017 was the recipient of the ALPO Peggy Haas Service Award.Discovered 2 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(176103) Waynejohnson
Wayne Johnson (b. 1953), a.k.a. “Mr. Galaxy”, is president of the Huachuca Astronomy Club and chair of the western region of the Astronomical League. An advanced amateur astronomer, he has discovered several supernovae, and he was the first amateur to find two on the same night.Discovered 30 January 2001 by D. Healy, Junk Bond