Named in honor of Anders Reiz (1915– ), professor emeritus at the Copenhagen University Observatory and highly esteemed teacher and friend of the discoverer. He obtained a doctorate in astronomy from the Lund University Observatory in 1941 and worked there until 1958, when he became a full professor in Copenhagen and director of the university observatories in Copenhagen and Brorfelde. With remarkable skills as teacher and administrator, he contributed substantially to the rapid progress in theoretical and observational astrophysics in Denmark that commenced in the early 1960s. In particular, his persistent efforts soon provided the young generation of astronomers with better tools and research opportunities, from the first digital GIER computer at the observatory in 1961 and several medium-size instruments at the Brorfelde observatory, to the large telescopes at La Silla when Denmark became a member of ESO in 1967. He took... _ _.