Lutz D. Schmadel

Lutz D. Schmadel is a German astronomer who works at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut (ARI) of the University of Heidelberg. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. His special interest is the orbit/course of the asteroids. He has discovered numerous asteroids such as 8661 Ratzinger, 10114 Greifswald and 11508 Stolte. He is the author of Dictionary of Minor Planet Names (see below) 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.

Works

• Dictionary of minor planet names (5th Edition). Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3
• Dictionary of minor planet names (Addendum to the 5th Edition). Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 3-540-34360-1
• Dictionary of minor planet names (Online Edition). Springer Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg 2006, ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7

External links

• Asteroid 1992 RY "Sünkel" (German)
• Article on naming a star "Stolte" (Article with picture of Schmadel and Börngen) (German)
• Homepage of Lutz Schmadel