Asteroids named after people called Erika
馃懚 Erika as a baby name馃惗 Erika as a dog name
(20367) Erikagibb
Erika Gibb (b. 1974), assistant professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Missouri, works on the organic chemistry of comets and star forming regions.Discovered 23 May 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(23131) Debenedictis
Erika Alden DeBenedictis (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computer science project. She attends the Saint Pius X High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31175) Erikafuchs
Named for Erika Fuchs (1906-2005), translator of Disney stories. She invented words and phrases that found their way into the modern German language. This minor planet is being named to celebrate the opening of the Erika-Fuchs Museum in her hometown, Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Germany.Discovered 7 December 1997 by ODAS, Caussols
(33897) Erikagreen
Erika Green mentored a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Burlington Township Middle School, Burlington, New Jersey.Discovered 27 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(35435) Erikayang
Erika Yang (b. 2000) was awarded first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attended the Granada High School, Livermore, California, U.S.A.Discovered 24 January 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(270903) Pakstiene
Lithuanian astronomer Erika Pak拧tien臈 (b. 1971) is an expert in stellar photometry of variable stars, eclipsing binaries, transiting exoplanets, microlensed objects, and rotating asteroids. Known for her work in asteroseismology of variable stars, she has authored more than 80 scientific papers and written many popular science articles.Discovered 5 October 2002 by K. Cernis, Palomar
(612477) Csorgeierika
Erika Cs枚rgei (b. 1971) is the wife of Tibor Cs枚rgei, a Slovak amateur astronomer who found and measured the early positions of this object.Discovered 26 September 2002 by NEAT, Palomar
(693043) Suhay
Erika Suhay (b. 1941) is a retired Romanian professor of mathematics and astronomy who graduated in Astronomy at the University of Bucharest. Very active in astronomy education and public outreach, member and president of the Bucharest Astroclub, she collaborated with the Ministry of Education, co-authoring manuals and organizing astronomy Olympiads.Discovered 8 September 2013 by EURONEAR, La Palma