Asteroids named after people called Jordan
馃懚 Jordan as a baby name馃惗 Jordan as a dog name
(20455) Pennell
Jordan William Pennell (b. 1990) 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 Our Saviour School, Jacksonville, Illinois.Discovered 9 June 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21361) Carsonmark
Jordan Carson Mark (1913-1997) worked as a physicist and administrator at Los Alamos National Laboratory and as an advisor on the safety of nuclear reactors. Name suggested and citation prepared by Robert Jedicke and Peter Jedicke.Discovered 28 April 1997 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(26934) Jordancotler
Jordan Saul Cotler (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2012 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high-school seniors, for his physics and space-science project. He attends the Glenbrook North High School, Northbrook, Illinois.Discovered 4 March 1997 by LINEAR, Socorro
(27439) Kamimura
Jordan Roy Kamimura (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2011 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his animal and plant sciences project. He attends the Hilo Intermediate School, Hilo, Hawaii.Discovered 29 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(37019) Jordansteckloff
Jordan Steckloff (b. 1985) is a research scientist at the Planetary Science Institute who conducts modeling investigations into the physical processes at work on a variety of solar system bodies.Discovered 2 October 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(53640) Marche
Jordan March茅 (b. 1955) is an astronomy educator in planetaria and astronomy colleges and universities from Pennsylvania to Nevada. He has written on American planetaria, astronomers and other astronomical topics. Jordan has also been an amateur telescope maker publishing articles on optical designs and tests.Discovered 26 February 2000 by CSS, Catalina