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Minor Planet Names in Honor of AAVSO Members and Observers
We are delighted to announce the following Minor Planets named in honor of
AAVSO Director, Janet A. Mattei, and many AAVSO observers. We would like to congratulate each of the honorees for having their names "written in the sky".
If you know of someone who should be added to this list, please contact us with the minor planet number, the new name, and the person it honors. Thank you for helping us make this page complete!
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Minor Planet Number | New Name | In Honor Of |
| 8900 | AAVSO | AAVSO |
| 7196 | Baroni | Sandro Baroni (BSR) |
| 73703 | Billings | Gary Billings (BGW) |
| 8925 | Boattini | Andrea Boattini (BAX) |
| 4673 | Bortle | John Bortle (BRJ) |
| 9706 | Bouma | Reinder J. Bouma (BMU) |
| 3841 | Dicicco | Dennis di Cicco |
| 14062 | Cremaschini | Claudio Cremaschini (CCU) |
| 78393 | Dillon | Bill Dillon (DIL) |
| 5791 | Comello | Georg Comello (CMG) |
| 5068 | Cragg | Thomas Cragg (CR) |
| 7147 | Feijth | Henk Feijth (FJH) |
| 13147 | Foglia | Sergio Foglia (FSE) |
| 10024 | Marthahazen | Martha Hazen (LMH) |
| 33529 | Henden | Arne Henden (HQA) |
| 4799 | Hirasawa | Yasuo Hirasawa (HIR) |
| 3416 | Dorrit | Dorrit Hoffleit (HFD) |
| 2917 | Sawyer Hogg | Helen Sawyer Hogg () |
| 3841 | Houston | Walter Houston (HU) |
| 3434 | Hurless | Carolyn Hurless (HR) |
| 3697 | Guyhurst | Guy Hurst (HUR) |
| 4143 | Huziak | Richard Huziak (HUZ) |
| 3673 | Levy | David Levy (LVY) |
| 3865 | Lindbloom | George Lindbloom (LNB) |
| 85121 | Loehde | Franklin Loehde |
| 21795 | Masi | Gianluca Masi (MGC) |
| 11695 | Mattei | Janet Akyüz Mattei (MTT) |
| 3342 | Fivesparks | Margaret and Newton Mayall |
| 5038 | Overbeek | Daniel Overbeek (OB) |
| 3850 | Peltier | Leslie Peltier (P) |
| 32208 | Johnpercy | John Percy |
| 32207 | Mairepercy | Maire Percy |
| Comet | P/2001 Q2 Petriew | Vance Petriew (PVA) |
| 2554 | Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| Comet | C/2004 A1 Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| Comet | C/2001 K3 Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| Comet | C/2001 R6 Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| Comet | C/2001 S1 Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| Comet | C/1999 J2 Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| 4789 | Sprattia | Chris Spratt (SC) |
| 9904 | MauraTombelli | Maura Tombelli (TMB) |
| 27810 | Daveturner | David Turner |
| 16797 | Wilkerson | Winston Wilkerson |
| 14698 | Scottyoung | Scott Young (YSD) |
| 14568 | Zanotta | Mauro Zanotta (ZAM) |
| Comet | C/1991 Y1 Zanotta-Brewington | Mauro Zanotta (ZAM) |
| 6949 | Zissell | Ronald Zissel (ZRE) |
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