Minor planets named for truly remarkable people.
Tainan is located in southern Taiwan and is the oldest and the fifth-largest city on the island. Located on the shores of the eastern Adriatic Sea, it is a vital link to the numerous surrounding islands. A former president of the Société Astronomique de France, he is now responsible for the reduction of the minor-planet data from the Hipparcos satellite. She attends the Colegio Tecnico Profesional de San Sebastian, San Jose, Costa Rica.
South Dakota, in which the Badlands Observatory is situated, became the fortieth U.S. The underlying ephemeris software also constitutes a primary tool for analysis of VLBI measurements, whose diverse applications include high-precision terrestrial geodesy. She attends the Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.
Meagan Elizabeth Messina (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. Particularly interested in the moon and planets, he has written more than 20 books on astronomy. The discoverer, who founded the observatory, lived and worked there for many decades.
Patrick Roisen mentored a finalist in the 2009 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. For (4323) there are at least eight different such flower arrangements, among them (4323) = (1056) Azalea + (1080) Orchis + (1092) Lilium + (1095) Tulipa. He has learned how to use a computer by special means and has produced some extremely good graphics for the discoverer.
Maungakiekie, or "One Tree Hill", is the volcanic cone in the city where this minor planet was discovered. As a result of his urging, the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle was founded in 1793. Ageo is a city north of Tokyo in Saitama Prefecture.
Data from The IAU Minor Planet Center, mashed up by Leonard Richardson.
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