Asteroids named after people called Kirsten

(16128) Kirfrieda

Named in honor of Kirsten Linnea Frieda for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Kirsten is a student at the Westlake High School, Austin, Texas.Discovered 7 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(31771) Kirstenwright

Kirsten Wright mentored a finalist in the 2015 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the Oak Meadow School, Littleton, Massachusetts.Discovered 13 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro