Mashteroids

Mol

Named in memory of Josef M. Mohr (1901-1979), professor of astronomy at Charles University, founder of modern stellar astronomy in the former Czechoslovakia. He attends the New Prague High School, New Prague, Minnesota, U.S.A. She attends the Raffles Junior College, Singapore, Singapore.

Nerankenienki

Harper-Grace Niedermeyer (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. A fine observer of the sun, he was in charge of the solar section of the Unione Astrofili Italiani, and he served as secretary of the Unione for the four years preceding his tragic death in a road accident. She has been very active in improving education and the status of women.

Ginninneng

Named for the city of 400 000, capital of the prefecture of the same name, site of ancient battlefields and a modern public observatory. The Yang-Mills theory, parity nonconservation in weak interactions and the Yang-Baxter equation are epoch making contributions to physics and mathematics. Toshifumi Yanagisawa (b. 1971), a senior reseacher at JAXA, is working on the development of observational technologies for space debris and near-Earth objects.

Maidakincharts

Shirakamisanchi is a mountain district spreading over Aomori Prefecture and Akita Prefecture, Japan. He was actively engaged in meteor observations, as well as in building appliances and instruments for amateur astronomers to enable meteor photography and other types of meteor observation. Scheduled for use starting 1999 May 1, it is expected to encourage economic activity by increasing the interchange of goods and personnel in the Nishiseto area.

Blerueddari

Lalith Kumar Polepeddi (b. 1989) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health team project. She attends the Suratpittaya School, Meung, Suratthani, Thailand. The program covers an astounding range of topics, including science and astronomy.

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

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