# Felix Hormuth

Minor planets discovered: 82 :
* see § List of discovered minor planets
Felix Hormuth (born 1975) is a German astronomer, working at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) until 2016, and a prolific discoverer of minor planets. During his stay at the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, he has discovered many asteroids, including a Jupiter trojan and two near-Earth objects, such as the 15-meter Amor asteroid 2009 DS$_{36}$, using MPIA's 1.23-meter reflector telescope.

## Career

Hormuth has worked with data obtained by the Infrared Space Observatory, 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. 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.
The Minor Planet Center ranks him 127th for a total of 75 credited discoveries of numbered asteroid during 2003–2009. Hormuth has named his discovered main-belt asteroids 241475 Martinagedeck and 342843 Davidbowie after actors and songwriter 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.

## 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. Based on an absolute magnitude of 13.9, it measures about 4 to 10 kilometers in diameter.

## List of discovered minor planets

| 189202 Calar Alto | 17 September 2003 | list |
| 196640 Mulhacén | 17 September 2003 | list |
| 202736 Julietclare | 18 May 2007 | list |
| 209083 Rioja | 17 September 2003 | list |
| 210432 Dietmarhopp | 8 December 2008 | list |
| 210433 Ullithiele | 21 December 2008 | list |
| 210444 Frithjof | 16 January 2009 | list |
| 212991 Garcíalorca | 23 February 2009 | list |
| 215044 Joãoalves | 20 February 2009 | list |
| (228124) 2008 YC$_7$ | 23 December 2008 | list |
| 239672 SOFIA | 21 December 2008 | list |
| 241475 Martinagedeck | 25 January 2009 | list |
| 241509 Sessler | 22 February 2009 | list |
| 246759 Elviracheca | 11 February 2009 | list |
| (246810) 2009 FH$_{73}$ | 23 March 2009 | list |
| 257234 Güntherkurtze | 26 February 2009 | list |
| 281764 Schwetzingen | 24 February 2009 | list |
| (283167) 2009 DN$_{26}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (284873) 2009 DN$_{37}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| 293934 MPIA | 8 October 2007 | list |
| (295957) 2008 YB$_4$ | 22 December 2008 | list |
| (296208) 2009 CG$_5$ | 13 February 2009 | list |
| (296256) 2009 DB$_{28}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (301393) 2009 DB$_{29}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (301405) 2009 DE$_{37}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (301435) 2009 DE$_{73}$ | 25 February 2009 | list |
| 305660 Romyhaag | 29 January 2009 | list |
| 305661 Joejackson | 29 January 2009 | list |
| (305749) 2009 DF$_5$ | 20 February 2009 | list |
| (305763) 2009 DW$_{30}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (305768) 2009 DU$_{37}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| 342843 Davidbowie | 21 December 2008 | list |
| (342844) 2008 YA$_4$ | 22 December 2008 | list |
| (342960) 2009 BP | 16 January 2009 | list |
| (343094) 2009 DT$_{37}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (346654) 2008 YT | 19 December 2008 | list |
| (346807) 2009 CZ$_{19}$ | 15 February 2009 | list |
| (346835) 2009 DH$_{27}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (349767) 2009 BD$_1$ | 17 January 2009 | list |
| (352881) 2008 YO$_3$ | 21 December 2008 | list |
| (356058) 2009 DK$_{27}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| 359103 Ottopiene | 16 January 2009 | list |
| (362128) 2009 DC$_{29}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (362148) 2009 DS$_{111}$ | 26 February 2009 | list |
| (362186) 2009 FF$_{67}$ | 19 March 2009 | list |
| 365130 Birnfeld | 23 February 2009 | list |
| 365131 Hassberge | 23 February 2009 | list |
| 365159 Garching | 26 February 2009 | list |
| (375672) 2009 FS$_{65}$ | 19 March 2009 | list |
| (384225) 2009 DP$_{26}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (386528) 2009 CB$_5$ | 12 February 2009 | list |
| (386543) 2009 DZ$_2$ | 17 February 2009 | list |
| (389209) 2009 DR$_{27}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (391982) 2008 YK | 18 December 2008 | list |
| (392077) 2009 DS$_{26}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (394976) 2009 AK$_{16}$ | 15 January 2009 | list |
| (395046) 2009 DZ$_{111}$ | 26 February 2009 | list |
| (414427) 2009 DU$_{29}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (414450) 2009 FJ$_{73}$ | 23 March 2009 | list |
| (418924) 2009 CO$_{39}$ | 14 February 2009 | list |
| (425011) 2009 DC$_{112}$ | 26 February 2009 | list |
| (425023) 2009 FL$_{22}$ | 19 March 2009 | list |
| 429031 Hannavonhoerner | 11 February 2009 | list |
| 429032 Sebvonhoerner | 12 February 2009 | list |
| 429033 Günterwendt | 13 February 2009 | list |
| 431397 Carolinregina | 14 April 2007 | list |
| 435950 Bad Königshofen | 21 February 2009 | list |
| (435955) 2009 DU$_{30}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (435957) 2009 DT$_{38}$ | 24 February 2009 | list |
| (445202) 2009 DG$_{73}$ | 25 February 2009 | list |
| (448292) 2009 BH$_{14}$ | 24 January 2009 | list |
| 456731 Uligrözinger | 8 October 2007 | list |
| (457648) 2009 CE$_5$ | 13 February 2009 | list |
| (462562) 2009 DH$_{28}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (468675) 2009 DB$_3$ | 17 February 2009 | list |
| (477032) 2009 AT$_{15}$ | 15 January 2009 | list |
| (477133) 2009 DY$_2$ | 17 February 2009 | list |
| (477135) 2009 DM$_{10}$ | 21 February 2009 | list |
| (490338) 2009 DV$_{26}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (509904) 2009 DB$_{30}$ | 23 February 2009 | list |
| (513477) 2009 DR$_{26}$ | 22 February 2009 | list |
| (528696) 2008 YT$_4$ | 22 December 2008 | list |