Karl Augustesen
Karl A. Augustesen was a Danish astronomer and co-discoverer of minor planets.
Working at Brorfelde Observatory, he is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of six numbered asteroids during 1984–1987.
The Vestian main-belt asteroid 5171 Augustesen, discovered by astronomer and colleague Poul Jensen at Brorfelde Observatory in 1988, was named in his honor.
Augustesen died on 29 September 2025, at the age of 80.