Asteroids named after people called Jonathan
馃懚 Jonathan as a baby name馃惗 Jonathan as a dog name
(2392) Jonathan Murray
Named for Jonathan Murray, the young son of Bruce and Suzanne Murray, longtime friends of the discoverers. The planet was discovered a few weeks before his birth on 1979 July 19.Discovered 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Siding Spring
(5406) Jonjoseph
Named in honor of Jonathan Joseph (b. 1966), computer programmer analyst at Cornell University. Joseph has worked on the NASA NEAR, Comet Nucleus Tour and Cassini missions, lending his creativity and technical expertise in support of imaging science goals. He has been instrumental in creating motion picture renderings of minor planets and comets to enhance our understanding of their shapes, sizes and other physical properties. Known for his sense of humor, Joseph is also a fine limerick poet and finger-paint artist. Citation written by B. E. Clark.Discovered 9 August 1991 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(15116) Jaytate
Jonathan Tate (b. 1955) is an enthusiastic advocate of the search for hazardous Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and founder of Spaceguard-UK and the Spaceguard Centre in Wales, UK. The Centre provides astrometry of NEOs and is unique in the UK in informing the public about the NEO hazard.Discovered 27 February 2000 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(16166) Jonlii
Named in honor of Jonathan Lii for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Jonathan is a student at the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18891) Kamler
Jonathan Jacques Kamler (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics project. He attends the Townsend Harris High School, Flushing, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 8 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18997) Mizrahi
Jonathan Albert Mizrahi (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.A.Discovered 1 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19423) Hefter
Jonathan S. Hefter (b. 1985) was awarded fourth place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering team project. He attends the Halb Yeshiva High School For Boys, Lawrence, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20342) Trinh
Jonathan Trinh mentored a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Hightower High School, Missouri City, Texas.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20474) Reasoner
Jonathan William Reasoner (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his behavioral science project. He attends the Harelson Elementary School, Tucson, Arizona.Discovered 13 July 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22550) Jonsellon
Jonathan Blake Sellon (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2006 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his medicine and health project. He attends the Staples High School, Westport, Connecticut.Discovered 31 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23730) Suncar
Jonathan Kelvin Suncar (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental management team project. He attends the Uniondale High School, Uniondale, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23757) Jonmunoz
Jonathan Munoz (b. 1990) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy team project. He attends the Weslaco High School, Weslaco, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 22 May 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24131) Jonathuggins
Jonathan Hunter Huggins (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his computer science project. He attends the Middlesex School, Concord, Massachusetts.Discovered 4 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24215) Jongastel
Jonathan Gastel mentored a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Stuyvesant High School, New York, New York.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25116) Jonathanwang
Jonathan Wang (b. 1991) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his medicine and health sciences team project. He also received the EU Contest for Young Scientists Award. He attends the Oak Hall School, Gainesville, Florida, U.S.A.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25354) Zdasiuk
Jonathan Andrew Zdasiuk (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for his engineering project. He attends the Corte Madera School, Portola Valley, California.Discovered 8 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27106) Jongoldman
Jonathan Aaron Goldman (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his behavioral- and social-sciences project. He attends the Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School, Plainview, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 10 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27194) Jonathanli
Jonathan F. Li (b. 1993) was a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his bioinformatics and genomics project. He attends the Saint Margaret's Episcopal School, San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.A.Discovered 12 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30184) Okasinski
Jonathan Guanghong Okasinski (b. 2001) is a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for his physical sciences project. He attends the Pennfield Middle School, Hatfield, Pennsylvania.Discovered 6 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(31522) McCutchen
Jonathan James McCutchen (b. 1999) was awarded first place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental sciences project. He attends the Keystone School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 12 February 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32049) Jonathanma
Jonathan QuanXuan Ma (b. 1998) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computational biology and bioinformatics team project. He attends the Harker School, San Jose, California, U.S.A.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(33926) Normand
Jonathan Normand (b. 1979) is a French engineer at the Institute for Celestial Mechanics and Ephemerides Computation, Paris Observatory. He is an active developer of tools for on-line ephemerides computation and the annual ephemerides publication La connaissance des temps.Discovered 6 June 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(47785) Jonathanward
Jonathan Ward (b. 1956) is an American writer who is a NASA Solar System Ambassador and a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He authored four books on the US space program, including Bringing Columbia Home and the memoirs of astronaut Eileen Collins.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(54402) Jonathanbradshaw
Jonathan Bradshaw (b. 1965) is an English-Australian occultation observer who in 2021 noticed the single blink of a star 7.4 radii from dwarf planet Quaoar where no event was expected. Independent observations by R. Langersek and J. Broughton led to it being reported to Paris Observatory as a Neptune-like ring, with nothing detected on the outbound side.Discovered 4 June 2000 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(70728) Gal-Edd
Jonathan Gal-Edd (b. 1954) is the Ground Systems Manager for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He was also the Ground System Chief Engineer for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, and the Ground Segment Mission Engineering Manager for the James Webb Space Telescope.Discovered 1 November 1999 by CSS, Catalina
(116939) Jonstewart
Jonathan Stewart (b. 1962) is a nine-time Emmy-winning American comedian, satirist, actor, author and producer. He is perhaps best known as host of the The Daily Show. For this television program he has received two Peabody Awards.Discovered 15 April 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(161215) Loveday
Jonathan Loveday (b. 1963) is a British astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for his work on the luminosity function and clustering of galaxies.Discovered 30 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(333081) Cutts
Jonathan Cutts (b. 1983) was a Planning Specialist on the OSIRIS-REx mission. He is enthusiastic about learning about the creation of the universe.Discovered 13 September 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon