Asteroids named after people called Elena
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(11703) Glassman
Elena Leah Glassman (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Central Bucks High School West, Pipersville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(11936) Tremolizzo
Elena Tremolizzo (b. 1972) is an attitude and orbit control systems engineer at the European Space Agency, involved in the SMART-1 mission to the Moon and the European global navigation satellite system, Galileo.Discovered 17 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
(13489) Dmitrienko
Elena Sergeevna Dmitrienko (b. 1952) is a senior researcher at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory and wife of astronomer Igor' Savanov. She deals with the physical properties and behavior on different timescales of interactive binaries: symbiotic stars, magnetic stars and novae.Discovered 20 October 1982 by L. G. Karachkina, Nauchnyj
(19625) Ovaitt
Elena Kurtz Ovaitt (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health and microbiology project. She attends the West Platte Middle School, Weston, Missouri.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24426) Belova
Elena Dmitriyevna Novikova-Belova (b. 1947) is a retired fencer from Belarus who became the first woman to win four gold medals during five Olympics from 1968 through 1980. In 2007 she was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal by the International Olympic Committee.Discovered 2 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28989) Lenaadams
Elena Adams (b. 1979) is an American engineer at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. She has worked on missions across the solar system as well as studies for the NASA Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Adams was the mission systems engineer for the DART planetary defense test mission.Discovered 16 June 2001 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(31103) Elenagarcia
Elena García Armada (b. 1971) is a Spanish roboticist and CSIC researcher. She developed the world's first adaptable pediatric exoskeleton, transforming the lives of children with neurological conditions by enabling them to walk.Discovered 29 July 1997 by Lopez, A., Pacheco, R., Costitx
(32399) Epifani
Elena Mazzotta Epifani (b. 1972) is an Italian astronomer at the Osservatorio Astronomico di Roma. She studies the physical properties of a minor planets via ground-based observations. She is also a member of several space mission teams, including BepiColombo, Rosetta, Juice, and DART/LICIACube.Discovered 20 August 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(33539) Elenaberman
Elena Alexandra Berman (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computational biology and bioinformatics team project. She attends the Breck School, Golden Valley, Minnesota, U.S.A.Discovered 17 April 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(52384) Elenapanko
Elena Alekseevna Panko (b. 1958) is a Ukrainian astronomer at Nikolaev State University who researches superclusters of galaxies, eclipsing binaries and Be stars, in some cases using the 0.7-m reflector at her university's Kalinenkov Astronomical Observatory.Discovered 19 April 1993 by C. S. Shoemaker, Palomar
(58580) Elenacuoghi
Elena Cuoghi (b. 1990) is a European Languages and Cultures graduate of the University of Modena. She is the daughter-in-law of the discoverer of this minor planet.Discovered 24 September 1997 by E. Colombini, Bologna
(98722) Elenaumberto
Elena Persichilli (b. 1940) and Umberto Masi (b. 1926) are the parents of the discoverer, who expresses eternal gratitude to them. This citation celebrates the great importance they had in supporting him over the last 26 years, since the beginning of his interest in astronomy, up to his professional involvement with this science.Discovered 22 December 2000 by G. Masi, Ceccano
(114026) Emalanushenko
Elena Malanushenko (b. 1956) is a Ukrainian-American astronomer and a significant contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.Discovered 30 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(170879) Verbeeckje
Elena Verbeeck (b. 2010) is the daughter of Francis Verbeeck, friend of the discoverer.Discovered 7 June 2004 by P. De Cat, Uccle
(268686) Elenaaprile
Elena Aprile (b. 1954) is an Italian physicist, who teaches at Columbia University in New York. She is head of the Xenon1T experiment at Laboratori Nazionali Gran Sasso (LNGS), which is searching for dark matter.Discovered 2 April 2006 by , Vallemare Borbona 107121 Casulli, V. S.
(315941) Elenagomez
Elena Gómez Servera (b. 1985) is the only Spanish artistic gymnast to have been world champion, winning the gold floor medal at the 2002 World Championships in Hungary. She has won 11 medals in official international competitions, a record for a Spanish female gymnast. She was a member of the Spanish team that finished fifth at the 2004 Athens Olympics.Discovered 3 October 2008 by OAM, La Sagra
(363124) Ciottolimeco
Elena Ciottoli (1942–2024) and Mauro Meco (b. 1939) were an Italian married couple passionate about astronomy. Both worked at the Arcetri Astrophysical Observatory in Florence.Discovered 13 August 2001 by Tesi, L., Tombelli, M., San Marcello