André Knöfel

List of discovered asteroids : 20

(17821) Bölsche 1	March 31, 1998
(20512) Rothenberg	September 10, 1999
(20518) Rendtel	September 12, 1999
(20522) Yogeshwar	September 13, 1999
(21686) Koschny	September 11, 1999
(38268) Zenkert	September 10, 1999
(101960) Molau	September 11, 1999
(147595) Gojkomitić 2	April 14, 2004
(157015) Walterstraube 2	August 25, 2003
(157301) Loreena	September 16, 2004
(161257) 2003 FD2 2, 3, 4	March 23, 2003
(163800) Richardnorton	August 26, 2003
(208351) Sielmann	September 8, 2001
(235026) 2003 FC2 3, 4	March 23, 2003
(243073) Freistetter	April 16, 2007
(318265) 2004 SF20	September 17, 2004
(365739) Peterbecker	September 15, 2004
(388868) 2008 QH20	August 30, 2008
(419062) 2009 SH20	September 22, 2009
(455299) 2002 EL6	March 9, 2002
1 together with Jens Kandler 2 together with Gerhard Lehmann 3 together with Detlef Koschny 4 together with Thomas Payer

André Knöfel (born October 30, 1963 in Berlin ) is an amateur astronomer and works for the German Weather Service .

Knöfel specializes in observing asteroids and meteors. He discovered some asteroids, including (17821) Bölsche (together with Jens Kandler ), (20512) Rothenberg , (20522) Yogeshwar , (21686) Koschny , (147595) Gojkomitić (together with Gerhard Lehmann ), (157301) Loreena and (243073 ) Freistetter . In 2002 he succeeded in discovering the earth orbit cruiser 2002 EL6, which was also classified as dangerous.

At the suggestion of Freimut Börngen , the asteroid 16438 was named after Knöfel. In 2004, Federal President Horst Köhler honored André Knöfel with the Order of Merit Medal for his honorary scientific work .