Jens Kandler

Discovered asteroids : 29
(13816) Stulpner	December 29, 1998
(17737) Sigmundjähn	January 27, 1998
(17821) Bölsche 1	March 31, 1998
(21678) Lindner 2	September 5, 1999
(22168) Weissflog 2	November 30, 2000
(26757) Bastion 2, 3	May 20, 2001
(29736) Fichtelberg	January 21, 1999
(31147) Miriquidi	October 22, 1997
(31231) Uthmann 2	February 1, 1998
(36800) Katarinawitt	September 28, 2000
(62190) Augusthorch	September 26, 2000
(79647) Ballack 2nd	September 22, 1998
(103460) Dieterherrmann 2	January 11, 2000
(103770) 2000 DP 1 2	February 27, 2000
(104896) Schwanden	May 2, 2000
(121016) Christopharnold	January 18, 1999
(132297) 2002 DG 1 2	April 3, 2002
(138445) West Burger	May 2, 2000
(161156) 2002 SZ 37	September 30, 2002
(181824) Königsleiten 2	September 24, 1998
(190617) Alexandergerst	November 19, 2000
(197892) 2004 RD 25	September 8, 2004
(207382) 2005 QU 28	August 28, 2005
(219913) 2002 GE 1 2	April 3, 2002
(290056) 2005 QH 57	August 28, 2005
(296560) 2009 QJ 28 4	August 20, 2009
(296821) 2009 WX 10	November 19, 2009
(303742) 2005 QW 86 2	August 29, 2005
(314247) 2005 QL 88	August 29, 2005
1 together with André Knöfel 2 together with Gerhard Lehmann 3 together with Mike Behnke 4 together with Guido Wollenhaupt

Jens Kandler (* 1973 ) is a German amateur astronomer and asteroid discoverer.

The trained industrial mechanic carries out regular observations at the Drebach observatory in Drebach in the Ore Mountains and identified a total of 29 asteroids between 1997 and 2005, some of them together with colleagues.

The asteroid (8861) Jenskandler was named after him.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers

literature

• Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) ( preview on Google Book Search )