Asteroids named after people called Jessie

(16123) Jessiecheng

Named in honor of Jessie Cheng for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Jessie is a student at the Byram Hills High School, Armonk, New York.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(20315) Dotson

Jessie Dotson (b. 1969) is an American astrophysicist at NASA Ames Research Center. She is known for her expertise on developing telescope instrumentation, serving as the project scientist for NASA鈥檚 Kepler/K2 Space Telescope, and her work on NASA鈥檚 Asteroid Threat Assessment Project, an interdisciplinary effort to quantify the risk of asteroid impacts.Discovered 22 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro

(29660) Jessmacalpine

Jessie Leanne Preston MacAlpine (b. 1995) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Huron Park Secondary School, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada.Discovered 18 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro

(33699) Jessiegan

Jessie Low Gan (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2017 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her microbiology and biochemistry project. She attends the San Diego Jewish Academy, San Diego, California.Discovered 18 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(188808) Jessiewilde

Jessie Wilde (b. 1986) is an American filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced NASA鈥檚 Planetary Defenders documentary and the launch and impact broadcasts for NASA鈥檚 DART mission. Her film-making and editing work have helped NASA鈥檚 planetary defense program blend visual style and storytelling to convey the program鈥檚 scale and significance to the world.Discovered 30 November 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon