Asteroids named after people called Dorothy

(7550) Woolum

Dorothy S. Woolum (b. 1942) is professor emeritus at California State University, Fullerton. She is a leader in merging the fields of astrophysics and meteoritics to understand the origin and evolution of the solar system, particularly through geochemical studies of noble gases.Discovered 1 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring

(34285) Dorothydady

Dorothy Dady mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado.Discovered 31 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(149243) Dorothynorton

Dorothy S. Norton (b. 1945) is a scientific illustrator specializing in astronomy, geology and paleontology. Her illustrations have appeared in the National Geographic magazine, the popular meteorite book Rocks from Space and Ice Age Mammals of North America.Discovered 14 September 2002 by R. Matson, Palomar