Asteroids named after people called Ilan
馃懚 Ilan as a baby name
Ilan Manulis (b. 1949) has enthusiastically promoted the study of near-Earth objects from Israel and built awareness among the public by lectures and media programs. During the 1980s, he was chairman of the Israeli Astronomical Association. He now serves as IAA's head of small solar-system objects.Discovered 28 November 1994 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H., Palomar
Ilan Ramon (1954-2003), an Israeli citizen, was a payload specialist on the space shuttle Columbia (STS-107).Discovered 20 July 2001 by NEAT, Palomar
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