Felix Hormuth

Minor planets discovered: 81 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Felix Hormuth (born 1975) is a German astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) and a prolific discoverer of minor planets.[2][3] During his stay at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, he has discovered a large number of asteroids, including a Jupiter trojan and two near-Earth objects, such as the 15-meter Amor asteroid 2009 DS36,[4] using MPIA's 1.23-meter reflector telescope.

Career

Hormuth has worked with data obtained by the Infrared Space Observatory,[5] was involved in the measurement campaign of the Very Large Telescope's GRAVITY-interferometer, and participated in the construction of optical instruments used at the NTT in La Silla, Chile.[2] As of 2016, he is a project manager at MPIA, working for the Institute's hardware contribution to ESA's space-based Euclid mission, which will accurately measure the acceleration of the universe for the study of dark energy and dark matter.[2]

The Minor Planet Center ranks him 127th for a total of 75 credited discoveries of numbered asteroid during 2003–2009.[1] Hormuth has named his discovered main-belt asteroids 241475 Martinagedeck and 342843 Davidbowie after actors and song-writer Martina Gedeck and David Bowie, respectively. He has also named 18610 Arthurdent after the character in Douglas Adams's radio play and book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[6][7][8]

Honors and awards

The asteroid 10660 Felixhormuth was named in his honor by astronomers Lothar Kurtze and Lutz Schmadel. The outer main-belt asteroid, provisionally designated 4348 T-1, was discovered by Dutch and Dutch–American astronomers during the Palomar–Leiden trojan survey in 1971.[3] Based on an absolute magnitude of 13.9, it measures about 4 to 10 kilometers in diameter.[9][10]

List of discovered minor planets

189202 Calar Alto17 September 2003list
196640 Mulhacén17 September 2003list
202736 Julietclare18 May 2007list
209083 Rioja17 September 2003list
210432 Dietmarhopp8 December 2008list
210433 Ullithiele21 December 2008list
210444 Frithjof16 January 2009list
212991 Garcíalorca23 February 2009list
215044 Joãoalves20 February 2009list
(228124) 2008 YC723 December 2008list
239672 SOFIA21 December 2008list
241475 Martinagedeck25 January 2009list
241509 Sessler22 February 2009list
246759 Elviracheca11 February 2009list
(246810) 2009 FH7323 March 2009list
257234 Güntherkurtze26 February 2009list
281764 Schwetzingen24 February 2009list
(283167) 2009 DN2622 February 2009list
(284873) 2009 DN3723 February 2009list
293934 MPIA8 October 2007list
(295957) 2008 YB422 December 2008list
(296208) 2009 CG513 February 2009list
(296256) 2009 DB2822 February 2009list
(301393) 2009 DB2923 February 2009list
(301405) 2009 DE3723 February 2009list
(301435) 2009 DE7325 February 2009list
305660 Romyhaag29 January 2009list
305661 Joejackson29 January 2009list
(305749) 2009 DF520 February 2009list
(305763) 2009 DW3023 February 2009list
(305768) 2009 DU3723 February 2009list
342843 Davidbowie21 December 2008list
(342844) 2008 YA422 December 2008list
(342960) 2009 BP16 January 2009list
(343094) 2009 DT3723 February 2009list
(346654) 2008 YT19 December 2008list
(346807) 2009 CZ1915 February 2009list
(346835) 2009 DH2722 February 2009list
(349767) 2009 BD117 January 2009list
(352881) 2008 YO321 December 2008list
(356058) 2009 DK2722 February 2009list
359103 Ottopiene16 January 2009list
(362128) 2009 DC2923 February 2009list
(362148) 2009 DS11126 February 2009list
(362186) 2009 FF6719 March 2009list
365130 Birnfeld23 February 2009list
365131 Hassberge23 February 2009list
365159 Garching26 February 2009list
(375672) 2009 FS6519 March 2009list
(384225) 2009 DP2622 February 2009list
(386528) 2009 CB512 February 2009list
(386543) 2009 DZ217 February 2009list
(389209) 2009 DR2722 February 2009list
(391982) 2008 YK18 December 2008list
(392077) 2009 DS2622 February 2009list
(394976) 2009 AK1615 January 2009list
(395046) 2009 DZ11126 February 2009list
(414427) 2009 DU2923 February 2009list
(414450) 2009 FJ7323 March 2009list
(418924) 2009 CO3914 February 2009list
(425011) 2009 DC11226 February 2009list
(425023) 2009 FL2219 March 2009list
429031 Hannavonhoerner11 February 2009list
429032 Sebvonhoerner12 February 2009list
429033 Günterwendt13 February 2009list
431397 Carolinregina14 April 2007list
(435950) 2009 DL1021 February 2009list
(435955) 2009 DU3023 February 2009list
(435957) 2009 DT3824 February 2009list
(445202) 2009 DG7325 February 2009list
(448292) 2009 BH1424 January 2009list
456731 Uligrözinger8 October 2007list
(457648) 2009 CE513 February 2009list
(462562) 2009 DH2822 February 2009list
(468675) 2009 DB317 February 2009list
(477032) 2009 AT1515 January 2009list
(477133) 2009 DY217 February 2009list
(477135) 2009 DM1021 February 2009list
(490338) 2009 DV2622 February 2009list
(509904) 2009 DB3023 February 2009list
(513477) 2009 DR2622 February 2009list

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Felix Hormuth". Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. 1 2 "10660 Felixhormuth (4348 T-1)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Near-Earth asteroid discovered from Calar Alto Observatory". Centro Astronómico Hispano-Alemán, Calar Alto Observatory. February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Hormuth, Felix; Müller, Thomas G. (January 2009). "Catalogue of ISO LWS observations of asteroids": 1117–1138. arXiv:0901.4557. Bibcode:2009A&A...497..983H. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/20066545.
  6. ↑ "241475 Martinagedeck (2009 BK14)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "342843 Davidbowie (2008 YN3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "18610 Arthurdent (1998 CC2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Absolute Magnitude (H)". NASA/JPL. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 10660 Felixhormuth (4348 T-1)" (2015-01-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
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