Asteroids named after people called Annick
(7333) Bec-Borsenberger
Named in honor of Annick Bec-Borsenberger (b. 1940), astronomer at the Bureau des Longitudes, Institut de M茅canique C茅leste de l麓Observatoire de Paris. Bec-Borsenberger is well known for her analytical theory of the motion of the moon. She is an expert in the dynamics of small bodies, particularly in the convergence of algorithms used to determine perturbed orbits. She helped analyze Hipparcos data on minor planets and satellites and has been involved in the ISO mission. Citation provided by M. A. Barucci.Discovered 29 September 1987 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(158222) Manicolas
Talented violinist Marie-Annick Nicolas (b. 1956) won numerous international prizes, including at the age of 13 the first prize of the Paris Conservatoire National Sup茅rieur de Musique. Now a teacher at the Conservatoire of Geneva, she was born in Le Creusot, where this minor planet was discovered.Discovered 20 September 2001 by J.-C. Merlin, Le Creusot