Asteroids named after people called Amara

(9027) Graps

Amara Graps (b. 1961) is a planetary scientist who concentrates on asteroids and comets, but has worked on every planet in the Solar System. She has analyzed data from many missions, such as New Horizons, Rosetta, Cassini and Voyager 2. She is Chief Scientist of Deep Space Industries Latvia.Discovered 4 November 1988 by A. Mrkos, Klet

(16148) Amaraifeji

Amara Precious Ifeji (b. 2001) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences project. She attended the Bangor High School, Bangor, Maine, U.S.A.Discovered 12 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(34357) Amaraorth

Amara Jean Orth (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her chemistry project. She attended the Lewis Central Middle School, Council Bluffs, Iowa.Discovered 1 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro