Minor planets named for truly remarkable people.
Named in memory of Guglielmo Pellegrini (1937-1990), an amateur astronomer who built or modified many of the telescopes used by the Italian astrometric community. He teaches at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, Acton, Massachusetts. He attends the Clovis West High School, Fresno, California, U.S.A.
Alba Regia was the Roman name of the Hungarian town Székesfehérvár, the birthplace of the second discoverer. A talented singer, composer and teacher, Nancita has brought music and joy to the Helin family. He is well known as the inventor of the hydrophilic gels used for the production of contact lenses. He founded the Latvian Astronomical Society and Starry Sky, the magazine of popular science. In addition, he has tutored many excellent earth science experts and teachers.
Matthias de L'Obel (Lobelius, 1538-1616) was a Flemish physician and botanist. Throughout the ensuing years he established himself as a printer of great fame. As a science educator, museum administrator, curriculum developer and university instructor, William C. Schmitt (b. 1939) is known for his uniquely personal approach to fostering the wonder of science in students and teachers.
Mayumi Sato is the wife of the first discoverer, who has received much support from her for his discoveries and observations. He was the head of the otolaryngology division at the Puerile Faculty hospital in Bratislava. She is also active in refining the orbits for some of the solar system's natural satellites.
Beverley von Zielonka mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Barbara Bush Middle School, San Antonio, Texas. In 2002 she received the Walter Scott Houston Award of the Northeast Region of the Astronomical League.
Data from The IAU Minor Planet Center, mashed up by Leonard Richardson.
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