Lutz Schmadel | |
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Born | 2 July 1942 |
Died | 21 October 2016 |
Spouse | Anna Theresia Schmadel |
see § List of discovered minor planets |
Lutz Dieter Schmadel (2 July 1942, in Berlin – 21 October 2016)[2][3][4] was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of asteroids, who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) of the University of Heidelberg.[5]
His special interest was the astrometry of minor planets. Among his numerous discoveries were the three main-belt asteroids 8661 Ratzinger, 10114 Greifswald and 11508 Stolte.[6][7][8]
He was the author of the Dictionary of Minor Planet Names, a reference book containing information about the discovery and naming of 12,804 asteroids (March 2006). One asteroid 2234 Schmadel, discovered in 1977, was named in his honor.[5] The asteroid 8811 Waltherschmadel was named for his father, Walther Schmadel (1902–1944), who died at the Eastern Front near Stalingrad during WWII.[9]
Lutz Schmadel is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 245 minor planets made between 1960 and 1993.[1]
85214 Sommersdorf | 21 September 1992 | list [A] |
85215 Hohenzollern | 26 September 1992 | list [A] |
85216 Schein | 24 September 1992 | list [A] |
90672 Metrorheinneckar | 6 September 1977 | list |
90709 Wettin | 12 October 1990 | list [A] |
90711 Stotternheim | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
90712 Wittelsbach | 12 October 1990 | list [A] |
(90718) 1991 RW3 | 12 September 1991 | list [A] |
96205 Ararat | 24 September 1992 | list [A] |
96206 Eschenberg | 24 September 1992 | list [A] |
100027 Hannaharendt | 12 October 1990 | list [A] |
100028 von Canstein | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
100029 Varnhagen | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
100046 Worms | 2 October 1991 | list [A] |
100047 Leobaeck | 2 October 1991 | list [A] |
(100084) 1992 SY13 | 26 September 1992 | list [A] |
120460 Hambach | 13 October 1990 | list [A] |
120461 Gandhi | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
120481 Johannwalter | 24 September 1992 | list [A] |
150118 Petersberg | 18 September 1993 | list [A] |
152559 Bodelschwingh | 12 October 1990 | list [A] |
(160018) 1991 TY2 | 7 October 1991 | list [A] |
160512 Franck-Hertz | 11 October 1990 | list [A] |
(160513) 1990 TD13 | 12 October 1990 | list [A] |
162001 Vulpius | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
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(162002) 1990 TC10 | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
168321 Josephschmidt | 12 September 1991 | list [A] |
(173120) 1990 TL9 | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
178294 Wertheimer | 11 October 1990 | list [A] |
190283 Schielicke | 12 September 1991 | list [A] |
192293 Dominikbrunner | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
(204967) 1991 TH7 | 3 October 1991 | list [A] |
225277 Stino | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
231666 Aisymnos | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
267003 Burkert | 10 August 1978 | list |
(275491) 1960 SR | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
279723 Wittenberg | 12 September 1991 | list [A] |
(282028) 1990 TV9 | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
(297234) 1960 SP | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
322510 Heinrichgrüber | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
(333842) 1960 SV | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
(359653) 2011 ST28 | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
(363010) 1960 SA1 | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
(373394) 1990 TQ9 | 10 October 1990 | list [A] |
(443796) 1960 SW | 24 September 1960 | list [B] |
Co-discovery made with: A F. Börngen B R. M. Stoss |