Asteroids named after people called Jessica
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(10464) Jessie
Jessica Lynn “Jessie” Peterson (1994-2009), tragically killed when a tree fell on her, was a good student, athlete, artist and had a zest for life. The freak event has deeply saddened many in her home town of Harvard, Massachusetts, where this minor planet was discovered.Discovered 17 September 1979 by Harvard Observatory, Harvard
(12091) Jesmalmquist
Jessica Lea Malmquist (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2002 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Olympia Junior High School, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(12215) Jessicalounsbury
Jessica Lounsbury (nee Thompson, b. 1979) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the NASA Project Systems Engineer. She can often be found on her boat fishing and crabbing on the Chesapeake Bay with her husband Brian.Discovered 24 October 1981 by S. J. Bus, Palomar
(13320) Jessicamiles
Jessica Lian Miles (b. 1988) is a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her biochemistry, medicine, health, and microbiology project. She attends the Keystone Junior High School, San Antonio, Texas.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(13848) Cioffi
Named in honor of Jessica Cioffi for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Cioffi is a teacher at the Oslo Middle School, Vero Beach, Florida.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(15310) Meir
Jessica Meir (b. 1977) is a Swedish-American astronaut, marine biologist, and physiologist. She served as a flight engineer on the International Space Station during Expedition 61 and 62 (2019–2020).Discovered 17 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
(16088) Jessgoldstein
Jessica Michelle Goldstein (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attended the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 4 October 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(16203) Jessicastahl
Named in honor of Jessica Randi Stahl for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Jessica is a student at the South Side High School, Rockville Centre, New York.Discovered 2 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18956) Jessicarnold
Jessica Lynn Arnold (b. 1986) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her botany project. She attends the Edwardsville High School, Edwardsville, Illinois, U.S.A.Discovered 31 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19447) Jessicapearl
Jessica Pearl Swartz (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health project. She attends the Thomas Jefferson Senior High School, Bloomington, Minnesota, U.S.A.Discovered 31 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20407) Jessicaagarwal
Jessica Agarwal (b. 1977) is a German astronomer and planetary scientist at the Technische Universität Braunschweig. Her research focuses on the activity of comets and asteroids and their emitted dust.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21407) Jessicabaker
Jessica Leann Baker (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her zoology project. She attends the Seneca High School, Seneca, Missouri, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21550) Laviolette
Jessica Lynn Laviolette (b. 1987) was awarded first place in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her engineering project. She attends the Brandon High School, Ortonville, Michigan, U.S.A.Discovered 17 August 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30063) Jessicashi
Jessica Shi (b. 1996) is a finalist in the 2014 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her mathematics project. She attends the Montgomery Blair High School, Silver Spring, Maryland.Discovered 10 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31503) Jessicahong
Jessica Hong (b. 1997) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her chemistry team project. She attends the Plano Senior High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 12 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31511) Jessicakim
Jessica Kim (b. 1997) was awarded first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her energy and transportation team project. She attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 10 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32234) Jesslihuang
Jessica Li Huang (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search , a science competition for high school seniors, for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Jericho Senior High School, Jericho, New York.Discovered 30 July 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34180) Jessicayoung
Jessica E. Young (b. 1998) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Palm Beach Central High School, Wellington, Florida, U.S.A.Discovered 24 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34482) Jessikirchner
Jessica Kirchner (b. 1999) was awarded second place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her plant sciences team project. She attended the Berufskolleg Rheine, Rheine, Germany.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(61042) Noviello
Jessica Noviello (b. 1992) completed her Ph.D. research at Arizona State University studying surface features on Europa to discern its internal structure. She applies those skills in analyzing the morphology of the asteroid (101955) Bennu for the OSIRIS-REx mission.Discovered 25 May 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(97578) Jessicabarnes
Jessica Barnes (b. 1988) is a British cosmochemist at the LPL researching the origin and evolution of volatiles in the solar system. She is a member of the OSIRIS-REx sample analysis team and studies lunar basalts through the Apollo Next-Generation Sample Analysis program. Jessica is a recipient of the Meteoritical Society's Nier Prize.Discovered 27 February 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(257296) Jessicaamy
Jessica Amy Todd (b. 1994) is a daughter of the discoverer.Discovered 20 April 2009 by M. Todd, Zadko
(541878) Jessicatallulah
Jessica Tallulah Jane Forward (b. 2005) is the granddaughter of the discoverer.Discovered 18 January 2012 by N. Falla, Mayhill