Asteroids named after people called Jay
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(8216) Melosh
H. Jay Melosh (b. 1947), of the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, has worked on the formation of impact craters on the terrestrial planets and the “giant impact” origin of the moon. His “Panspermia” idea involves the ejection by impact of spall products containing microorganisms and their transfer to other planets.Discovered 27 March 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(11173) Jayanderson
Jay S. Anderson (b. 1985) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Paint Valley High School, South Salem, Ohio, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(13212) Jayleno
Jay Leno (b. 1950) is an American television personality. He has the genius also to make his shows pleasant for the European public.Discovered 3 May 1997 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(13416) Berryman
Jay Berryman (b. 1980) is a member of the Mountain Operations team for Steward Observatory at the University of Arizona. His efforts have been instrumental in keeping the Mt. Lemmon and Catalina Stations of the observatory available for use by the Arizona university system.Discovered 30 October 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(14226) Hamura
Named in honor of Jay Hamura for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Hamura is a teacher at the St. Andrew's Priory, Honolulu, Hawaii.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(14596) Bergstralh
Jay T. Bergstralh (b. 1943) is a planetary astronomer whose studies have comprised both spectroscopic observations and modeling of planetary atmospheres. He has served at NASA headquarters, where he contributed significantly to shaping the Discovery planetary exploration program.Discovered 16 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(20471) Kueny
Jay Kueny (b. 1993) is an American astronomer at the University of Arizona’s Wyant College of Optics and Steward Observatory. Jay earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arizona in 2025. Jay studies novel adaptive-optics techniques and active asteroids.Discovered 13 July 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22575) Jayallen
Jay Allen mentored a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the American Fork High School, American Fork, Utah.Discovered 20 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30109) Jaywilson
Jay Wilson mentored a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the East Chapel Hill High School, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Discovered 29 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32128) Jayzussman
Jay Wolf Zussman (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the William A. Shine Great Neck South High School, Great Neck, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 5 June 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33571) Jaygupta
Jay Gupta (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2016 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his cellular and molecular biology project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34404) Jaybuddi
Jay Buddi mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. He teaches at the Surfside Middle School, Panama City Beach, Florida.Discovered 2 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(46829) McMahon
Jay W. McMahon (b. 1982) has carried out fundamental research on the dynamics and evolutionary behavior of binary asteroids. His work has laid the foundation for a rigorous understanding of the Binary YORP effect and the determination of material parameters of binary asteroids based on remote observations.Discovered 26 July 1998 by E. W. Elst, La Silla
(129152) Jaystpierre
Jay St. Pierre (b. 1969) is the Lockheed Martin Guidance Navigation and Control (GNC) Flight and Simulation Software Lead for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was the GNC Subsystem Lead on the Juno Mission and was a GNC analyst and software developer for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.Discovered 9 March 2005 by CSS, Catalina