Felix Hormuth

 Minor planets discovered: 75 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Felix Hormuth (b. 1975) is a German astronomer at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) and a prolific discoverer of asteroids.[1][2] 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,[3] using MPIA's 1.23-meter reflector telescope.

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.[4][5][6]

Hormuth has worked with data obtained by the Infrared Space Observatory,[7] 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 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.[8] 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 Alto September 17, 2003
196640 Mulhacén September 17, 2003
202736 Julietclare May 18, 2007
209083 Rioja September 17, 2003
210432 Dietmarhopp December 8, 2008
210433 Ullithiele December 21, 2008
210444 Frithjof January 16, 2009
212991 Garcíalorca February 23, 2009
215044 Joãoalves February 20, 2009
(228124) 2008 YC7 December 23, 2008
(239672) 2008 YS1 December 21, 2008
241475 Martinagedeck January 25, 2009
241509 Sessler February 22, 2009
246759 Elviracheca February 11, 2009
(246810) 2009 FH73 March 23, 2009
257234 Güntherkurtze February 26, 2009
(281764) 2009 DE67 February 24, 2009
(283167) 2009 DN26 February 22, 2009
(284873) 2009 DN37 February 23, 2009
293934 MPIA October 8, 2007
(295957) 2008 YB4 December 22, 2008
(296208) 2009 CG5 February 13, 2009
(296256) 2009 DB28 February 22, 2009
(301393) 2009 DB29 February 23, 2009
(301405) 2009 DE37 February 23, 2009
(301435) 2009 DE73 February 25, 2009
305660 Romyhaag January 29, 2009
305661 Joejackson January 29, 2009
(305749) 2009 DF5 February 20, 2009
(305763) 2009 DW30 February 23, 2009
(305768) 2009 DU37 February 23, 2009
342843 Davidbowie December 21, 2008
(342844) 2008 YA4 December 22, 2008
(342960) 2009 BP January 16, 2009
(343094) 2009 DT37 February 23, 2009
(346654) 2008 YT December 19, 2008
(346807) 2009 CZ19 February 15, 2009
(346835) 2009 DH27 February 22, 2009
(349767) 2009 BD1 January 17, 2009
(352881) 2008 YO3 December 21, 2008
(356058) 2009 DK27 February 22, 2009
359103 Ottopiene January 16, 2009
(362128) 2009 DC29 February 23, 2009
(362148) 2009 DS111 February 26, 2009
(362186) 2009 FF67 March 19, 2009
365130 Birnfeld February 23, 2009
365131 Hassberge February 23, 2009
365159 Garching February 26, 2009
(375672) 2009 FS65 March 19, 2009
(384225) 2009 DP26 February 22, 2009
(386528) 2009 CB5 February 12, 2009
(386543) 2009 DZ2 February 17, 2009
(389209) 2009 DR27 February 22, 2009
(391982) 2008 YK December 18, 2008
(392077) 2009 DS26 February 22, 2009
(394976) 2009 AK16 January 15, 2009
(395046) 2009 DZ111 February 26, 2009
(414427) 2009 DU29 February 23, 2009
(414450) 2009 FJ73 March 23, 2009
(418924) 2009 CO39 February 14, 2009
(425011) 2009 DC112 February 26, 2009
(425023) 2009 FL22 March 19, 2009
429031 Hannavonhoerner February 11, 2009
429032 Sebvonhoerner February 12, 2009
429033 Günterwendt February 13, 2009
(431397) 2007 GD6 April 14, 2007
(435950) 2009 DL10 February 21, 2009
(435955) 2009 DU30 February 23, 2009
(435957) 2009 DT38 February 24, 2009
(445202) 2009 DG73 February 25, 2009
(448292) 2009 BH14 January 24, 2009
(456731) 2007 TL8 October 8, 2007
(457648) 2009 CE5 February 13, 2009
(462562) 2009 DH28 February 22, 2009
(468675) 2009 DB3 February 17, 2009

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Felix Hormuth". Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Near-Earth asteroid discovered from Calar Alto Observatory". Centro Astronómico Hispano-Alemán, Calar Alto Observatory. February 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "241475 Martinagedeck (2009 BK14)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "342843 Davidbowie (2008 YN3)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "18610 Arthurdent (1998 CC2)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  7. ↑ Hormuth, Felix; Müller, Thomas G. (January 2009). "Catalogue of ISO LWS observations of asteroids": 1117–1138. arXiv:0901.4557Freely accessible. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/20066545.
  8. ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2009). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (10660) Felixhormuth, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2006–2008. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 50. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. 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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