Asteroids named after people called Ian
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(5953) Shelton
Named in honor of Ian Shelton, Canadian astronomer, best known for his discovery of the supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud on 1987 Feb. 24. During his four years as resident observer at the University of Toronto Southern Observatory, he participated in programs with astronomers worldwide, and more recently he has generously contributed to the astronomical education of school children, parents and teachers. Name suggested and citation prepared by D. MacCormack and R. Garrison.Discovered 25 April 1987 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(6016) Carnelli
Ian Carnelli (b. 1976) has made major contributions in the development of asteroid mission concepts at the European Space Agency over the past decade. He is greatly appreciated by the asteroid expert community and contributes to inspire future generations of asteroid scientists. Name suggested by P. Michel.Discovered 7 August 1991 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(7728) Giblin
Named in honor of Ian Giblin (b. 1969), a British physicist who has performed a number of laboratory experiments to simulate hypervelocity impacts among minor planets. Giblin has developed new data analysis tools to study their outcome and to draw conclusions regarding the corresponding actual events. Name proposed and citation written by P. Farinella.Discovered 12 January 1977 by E. Bowell, Palomar
(15516) Langleben
Ian Langleben (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his systems software team project. He attended the Dawson College, Westmount, Quebec, Canada.Discovered 5 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(15727) Ianmorison
Ian Morison (b. 1943) is a radio astronomer at the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory. Being responsible as operations manager for MERLIN and SETI, he lectures at the university and elsewhere, inspiring many people. He is also known as an excellent photographer.Discovered 10 October 1990 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg
(17429) Ianhowarth
Ian Howarth (b. 1954) is a British astronomer who has devoted his professional life to astronomy in research, teaching, administration and outreach. He has contributed to research council committees and has played a major part in the scientific direction of the Royal Astronomical Society as Senior Secretary, and as Vice-President.Discovered 3 April 1989 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(19573) Cummings
Ian Douglas Cummings (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his computer science project. He attends the St. Olafs Catholic School, Bountiful, Utah.Discovered 9 June 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20386) Ianfranchi
Ian Alan Franchi (b. 1961) is a British cosmochemist and emeritus professor at The Open University. He has forty years experience studying the origin and evolution of the early Solar System using advanced analytical techniques, and in particular, high-precision oxygen isotope measurements, on extraterrestrial materials.Discovered 23 May 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21403) Haken
Ian Robert Haken (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science, Denton, Texas.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23158) Bouligny
Ian Michael Bouligny (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the Catholic High School, New Iberia, Louisiana, U.S.A.Discovered 29 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26277) Ianrees
Ian Hudson Rees (b. 2000) is a grandson of the discoverer.Discovered 20 September 1998 by P. G. Comba, Prescott
(26468) Ianchan
Ian Chan (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical- and mechanical-engineering team project. He attends the Plano East Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28533) Iansohl
Ian Alexander Sohl (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He attends the DaVinci Academy of Science and the Arts, Ogden, Utah, U.S.A.Discovered 29 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(50768) Ianwessen
Ian Remington Wessen (b. 1992) has excelled as an honor student in high school, spent two summers learning the Russian language and six weeks working for the Europa Jupiter System Mission team. His goal is to become an astrophysicist.Discovered 27 March 2000 by G. Hug, Eskridge
(65244) Ianwong
Ian Wong (b. 1990) is a postdoctoral fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA). His studies include photometric colors and spectroscopic measurements of Hilda asteroids, Jupiter Trojans, centaurs and Kuiper Belt Objects.Discovered 12 March 2002 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(91007) Ianfleming
Ian Lancaster Fleming (1908-1964) was a British writer and journalist. Fleming is best remembered for creating the character of British Secret Service agent James Bond (“007”) and chronicling his adventures in twelve novels and nine short stories.Discovered 30 January 1998 by Ticha, J., Tichy, M., Klet
(130161) Iankubik
Ian Kubik (b. 1988) is a Mechanical Engineer for the OTES instrument on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. This is his first major engineering role since graduating from Arizona State University.Discovered 5 December 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(243002) Lemmy
Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister (1945-2015) was an English musician, singer and songwriter whose music helped set the foundations for the heavy metal genre.Discovered 11 October 2006 by A. C. Becker, Apache Point
(249544) Ianmclean
Ian McLean (b. 1949) is a professor of astronomy at the University of California Los Angeles. He is an expert in astronomical instrumentation.Discovered 23 April 2010 by WISE, WISE
(308680) McLennan
Ian C. McLennan (b. 1938) was the founding director of the Queen Elizabeth Planetarium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and for the last 60 years has provided extensive experience in public project planning and administration in cultural and educational organizations.Discovered 25 February 2006 by A. Lowe, Mayhill
(541222) Ianbaker
Ian Baker (b. 1947) is an expert in solid-state imaging who has been a significant contributor to the development of CCD and infrared imaging technologies for over 50 years. His leadership in the development of HgCdTe electron-avalanche photodiodes has enabled a new generation of astronomical instrumentation.Discovered 2 December 2005 by Wasserman, L. H., Millis, R. L., Kitt Peak
(826870) Iancooper
Ian Cooper (b. 1955) is an American amateur astronomer and a lifelong member of the Chagrin Valley Astronomical Society. He was instrumental in securing the land for the society's Indian Hill Observatory. Ian worked at NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center on the Landsat and Hubble Space Telescope projects during the 1980s and 1990s.Discovered 5 August 1991 by D. M. Rehner, Cerro Tololo