Asteroids named after people called Lance
馃懚 Lance as a baby name馃惗 Lance as a dog name
(8417) Lancetaylor
Lance Taylor (b. 1956) is a science educator who teaches at high school and college in Western Australia. He is a leading member of Chiro Observatory, established and jointly operated by Australian and Japanese amateur astronomers.Discovered 7 November 1996 by Endate, K., Watanabe, K., Kitami
(9012) Benner
Lance A. M. Benner (b. 1964) is a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. His hard work and selfless dedication to dozens of radar experiments on minor planets at Goldstone and Arecibo have contributed dramatically to their success. He was the first to realize with certainty that 2000 DP107 is a binary system.Discovered 26 October 1984 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(12373) Lancearmstrong
Lance Armstrong (b. 1971) is an American cyclist and cancer survivor. After being diagnosed with advanced testicular cancer in 1996, he was able to return to cycling and is currently the three-time defending champion of the Tour de France. He serves as an inspiration to cancer survivors and athletes around the world.Discovered 15 May 1994 by C. P. de Saint-Aignan, Palomar
(43793) Mackey
Lance Mackey (b. 1970), with his canine athletes, is the first musher to win North America's two premier long-distance sled-dog races back-to-back, the 1000-mile Yukon Quest and the 1100-mile Iditarod. His 2007 triumphs are testimonial to his courage, toughness and determination as a cancer survivor.Discovered 13 November 1990 by Shoemaker, C. S., Levy, D. H., Palomar