Asteroids named after people called Basil

(16465) Basilrowe

Basil H. Rowe (b. 1960) is a founding member of and current president of the Friends of the Cincinnati Observatory. He has been a tireless advocate of astronomy and an inspiration to all who have known him. Name suggested by F. N. Bowman.Discovered 24 March 1990 by J. E. Mueller, Palomar

(21745) Shadfan

Basil Harbi Shadfan (b. 1987) was awarded second place in the 2005 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his botany team project. He attends the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro