Minor Planet and Comet Names in Honor of AAVSO Members and Observers
We are delighted to announce the following Minor Planets and Comets named in honor of AAVSO Directors Janet A. Mattei, Margaret Mayall, and Arne Henden, and many AAVSO observers, members, colleagues, and friends. 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!
List is in order of honoree names
| Minor Planet Number | Minor Planet or Comet Name | In Honor Of |
| 8900 | AAVSO | AAVSO |
| 12789 | Salvadoraguirre |
Salvador Aguirre (ASA) |
| 7196 | Baroni | Sandro Baroni (BSR) |
| 73703 | Billings | Gary Billings (BGW) |
| 8925 | Boattini | Andrea Boattini (BAX) |
| 4673 | Bortle | John E. Bortle (BRJ) |
| 9706 | Bouma | Reinder J. Bouma (BMU) |
| 1120 | Cannonia | Annie Jump Cannon (CN) |
| 10149 | Cavagna | Marco Cavagna (CIT) |
| 5791 | Comello | Georg Comello (CMG) |
| 5068 | Cragg | Thomas A. Cragg (CR) |
| 14062 | Cremaschini | Claudio Cremaschini (CCU) |
| 5274 | Degewij | J. Degewey (DWG) |
| 3841 | Dicicco | Dennis di Cicco |
| 78393 | Dillon | William G. Dillon (DIL) |
| 3123 | Dunham | David W. Dunham (DDW) |
| 7147 | Feijth | Henk Feijth (FJH) |
| 13147 | Foglia | Sergio Foglia (FSE) |
| 10024 | Marthahazen | Martha L. Hazen (LMH) |
| 33529 | Henden | Arne A. 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) |
| 268242 | Pebble |
Pebble Richwine Johnson (RPB) |
| 3152 | Jones |
Albert F. Jones (JA) |
| Comets |
Comet discoveries by Albert F. Jones |
Albert F. Jones (JA) |
| 40463 | Frankkameny |
Frank Kameny (KFE) |
| 3673 | Levy | David Levy (LVY) |
| Comets |
Comet discoveries by David Levy |
David Levy (LVY) |
| 3865 | Lindbloom | George Lindbloom (LNB) |
| 85121 | Loehde |
Franklin Loehde (L32) |
| 9701 | Mak |
Arie Mak (MVU) |
| 1877 | Marsden | Brian G. Marsden |
| 21795 | Masi | Gianluca Masi (MGC) |
| 11695 | Mattei | Janet Akyüz Mattei (MTT) |
| 3342 | Fivesparks |
Margaret and Newton Mayall (MA, MRN) |
| 2013 | Meeus |
Jean Meeus (MEG) |
| 2602 | Moore |
Sir Patrick Moore (MOP) |
| 2590 | Mourao |
Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão (M59) |
| 12169 | Munsterman |
H. Munsterman (MHN) |
| 5038 | Overbeek | Daniel Overbeek (OB) |
| 3850 | Peltier | Leslie Peltier (P) |
| Comets |
Comet discoveries by Leslie Peltier |
Leslie Peltier (P) |
|
157421 |
Carolpercy |
Carol Percy |
| 32208 | Johnpercy | John R. Percy |
| 32207 | Mairepercy | Maire Percy |
| Comet | Comet 185P/Petriew (2001 Q2) | Vance Petriew (PVA) |
| 784 | Pickeringia | Edward C. Pickering (BMU) |
| 5071 | Schoenmaker |
Anton Schoenmaker (SANO) |
| 2554 | Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| Comets | Comet discoveries by Brian Skiff | Brian Skiff |
| 4789 | Sprattia | Chris Spratt (SC) |
|
2168 |
Swope |
Henrietta Hill Swope (S58) |
|
50687 |
Paultemple | Paul Temple (TPV) |
| 9904 | MauraTombelli | Maura Tombelli (TMB) |
| 27810 | Daveturner |
David Turner (TDG) |
| 3098 | van Sprang |
Bert van Sprang (VSU) |
| 3682 | Welther | Barbara L. Welther |
| 16797 | Wilkerson | Winston Wilkerson |
| 10976 | Wubbena |
Eltjo Wubbena (WUB) |
| 9191 |
Carolyndiane |
Carolyn Diane Young (wife of Albert Jones) |
| 14698 | Scottyoung | Scott Young (YSD) |
| 14568 | Zanotta | Mauro Zanotta (ZAM) |
| Comet | C/1991 Y1 Zanotta-Brewington | Mauro Zanotta (ZAM) |
| 6949 | Zissell | Ronald E. Zissell (ZRE) |
An ephemeris for any of these minor planets or comets may be generated using the NASA HORIZONS interface at
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