Asteroids named after people called Ellen
👶 Ellen as a baby name🐶 Ellen as a dog name
(17832) Pitman
Ellen Marie Pitman (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Central Bucks High School West, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Discovered 20 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18562) Ellenkey
Ellen Karolina Sofia Key (1849–1926) was a Swedish feminist and writer on subjects such as family life, ethics and education. She was an early advocate of child-centered approach to education.Discovered 8 March 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(19768) Ellendoane
Ellen Doane mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Mountain Ridge Junior High School, Highland, Utah.Discovered 23 July 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20043) Ellenmacarthur
British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur (b. 1976) finished second in the Vendee Globe round-the-world race in 2000-2001, the youngest competitor ever to complete the course. On 2005 Feb. 7, with a time of 71.8 days, she broke by 1.1 days the previous record for the fastest single-handed non-stop circumnavigation.Discovered 2 March 1993 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(22871) Ellenoei
Ellen C. Oei mentored a finalist in the 2006 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Oei Home School, Hebron, Connecticut.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26686) Ellenprice
Ellen Marie Price (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics-and-astronomy project. She attends the Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.Discovered 18 March 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30122) Elschweitzer
Ellen Schweitzer mentored a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Discovered 29 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30225) Ellenzweibel
Ellen Gould Zweibel (b. 1952) is an American theoretical astrophysicist who has used simulations, observations and analytical theory to investigate plasmas and magnetic fields in the Sun, other stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies. Now at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, she has been a leader in linking plasmas with other astrophysical phenomena.Discovered 4 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(117703) Ochoa
Ellen Ochoa (b. 1958) is a former American astronaut. In 1993, she was the first Hispanic woman to go to space. She flew four space shuttle missions, logged nearly 1000 hours in space, and became Director of the Johnson Space Center.Discovered 11 March 2005 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak
(328677) Stofan
Ellen Stofan (b. 1961) is the Under Secretary for Science and Research at the Smithsonian Institution. Stofan has researched the geology of Venus, Mars, and Saturn's moon Titan. She is the former Director of the National Air and Space Museum and Chief Scientist of NASA.Discovered 18 September 2009 by L. H. Wasserman, Anderson Mesa