Asteroids named after people called Grace
👶 Grace as a baby name🐶 Grace as a dog name🐱 Grace as a cat name
(5773) Hopper
Grace Hopper (1906-1992) was an American computer scientist and rear admiral in the United States Navy. A pioneer in programming, she invented one of the first compilers and was instrumental in the development of COBOL. She was awarded over 40 honorary degrees in her lifetime, as well as the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.Discovered 2 July 1989 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(9341) Gracekelly
Grace Patricia Kelly (1929–1982) a renowned screen actress, was much admired in the movie To Catch a Thief (1955). Following the shooting she met Prince Rainier of Monaco and married him in 1956.Discovered 2 August 1991 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(9459) Gracecai
Grace Cai (b. 2001) was a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her computer science project. She attended the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Discovered 31 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19428) Gracehsu
Grace Hsu (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Saratoga High School, Saratoga, California, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23179) Niedermeyer
Harper-Grace Niedermeyer (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials and bioengineering project. She attends the Catholic High School, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.Discovered 28 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27253) Graceleanor
Grace Eleanor Phillips (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for her plant-sciences project. She attends the Mamaroneck High School, Mamaroneck, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 6 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33573) Hugrace
Grace Hu (b. 1999) was awarded first place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her materials science project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34268) Gracetian
Grace Tian (b. 2000) is a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her mathematics project. She attends the Wellington School, Columbus, Ohio.Discovered 25 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(50739) Gracecook
A. Grace Cook (1877–1958) was a British astronomer, known as a skilled observer. After joining the British Astronomical Association, she observed the 1914 Mercury transit from her own observatory, and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1916. Known for meteor and auroral observations, she received the E.C.Pickering Fellowship in 1920.Discovered 11 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina