Asteroids named after people called Judith
👶 Judith as a baby name🐶 Judith as a dog name
(8611) Judithgoldhaber
Judith Goldhaber (b. 1934), science writer for four decades at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, pioneered science-writing in many fields. Her early championing of astrophysics research at LBNL eventually prepared ground for two Nobel Prizes. Name suggested by C. Pennypacker.Discovered 18 October 1977 by S. J. Bus, Palomar
(20158) Allton
Judith H. Allton (b. 1946) is an American contamination-control expert who served as the NASA Genesis Sample Curator. She managed the preservation and distribution of solar-wind samples, pioneering the cleaning techniques necessary to salvage the collection after the return capsule's impact.Discovered 5 October 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(23155) Judithblack
Judith Black (b. 1988) was awarded second place in the 2007 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her electrical and mechanical engineering project. She attends the Sacred Heart Grammar School, Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland.Discovered 4 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24261) Judilegault
Judith Legault mentored a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Lake Highland Preparatory School, Orlando, Florida.Discovered 12 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(95247) Schalansky
Judith Schalansky (b. 1980) is a German writer. She has degrees in both History of Art and Communication Design. Her book Atlas of Remote Islands was the winner of The German Arts Foundation Prize for the Most Beautiful Book of The Year.Discovered 12 February 2002 by W. K. Y. Yeung, Desert Eagle
(306128) Pipher
Judith Pipher (b. 1940) is an astrophysicist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Rochester. One of the first U.S. astronomers to observe the skies with an infrared array camera, she is known as “the mother of infrared astronomy.” She helped build and test infrared detectors for the Spitzer Space Telescope.Discovered 12 May 2010 by WISE, WISE