Asteroids named after people called Dominique
馃懚 Dominique as a baby name馃惗 Dominique as a dog name
(24104) Vinissac
Jean-Dominique Cassini (1748-1845), a.k.a. Cassini IV, studied the behavior of chronometers at sea. He succeeded his father, Cassini de Thury, as director of the Paris Observatory and with him published an account of the observatory's first 100 years. He also completed his father's map of France.Discovered 9 November 1999 by C. W. Juels, Fountain Hills
(29858) Tlomak
Dominique Helen Tlomak (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the University School of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.Discovered 19 March 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(120103) Dolero
Dominique Lherault (b. 1945) is the maiden name of the discoverer's wife. The discoverer thanks his wife for her abnegation, patience and for having remained his wife, after so many years of astronomy.Discovered 24 March 2003 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice
(324925) Vivantdenon
Dominique Vivant Baron Denon (1747-1825) was a French artist, writer, diplomat, author, and archaeologist. He was appointed as the first Director of the Louvre museum by Napoleon after the Egyptian campaign.Discovered 17 November 2007 by B. Christophe, Saint-Sulpice