Mashteroids

Hononuero

Shigeo Shimomoto (b. 1963) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and computer programer. In 1720 he made some of the earliest measurements in astronomical photometry by comparing the apparent brightness of celestial objects to the light of a candle. He teaches at the Mission Valley Middle School, Prairie Village, Kansas.

Shilev

H. Jay Melosh (b. 1947), of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has worked on the formation of impact craters on the terrestrial planets and the "giant impact" origin of the moon. Over the last 20 years, she contributed various papers on the history of astronomy, and collaborated with Duerbeck on diverse historical archives of astronomers and observatories. Named in honor of the outstanding Soviet painter Aleksandr Maksovich Shilov, who has created a gallery of portraits of his contemporaries.

Zasaemes

Michael James (b. 1970) is a high-school teacher of English at Kenwood High School, Baltimore County, Maryland. He attends the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon. Roberto Somma (b. 1944), an Italian space engineer at Alenia Spazio, has promoted ideas and organized international meetings in Italy on the exploration of the solar system, in particular of near-earth objects.

Stenlenlocke

Shen Liang-Bo (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy-and-transportation team project. She attends the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. Some parts of Stonehenge may have been used for astronomical observation.

Dvarstottitt

Named in honor of Mary Ann Dvorsky for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He attends the Orange High School, Pepper Pike, Ohio, U.S.A. Citation prepared in part by W. Tost.

Data from The IAU Minor Planet Center, mashed up by Leonard Richardson.

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