Complex sentence: The asteroid was named in honor of German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese (1915--1993), who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut and is well known for compiling about 1,000 stars located within 25 parsecs of Earth into the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
Split into simpler sentences: The asteroid was named after German astronomer Wilhelm Gliese (1915--1993) at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut. Gliese is widely known for having compiled about 1,000 stars located within 25 parsecs of Earth into the Gliese Catalogue of Nearby Stars.