Asteroids named after people called Mat
👶 Mat as a baby name🐶 Mat as a dog name
(9705) Drummen
Since 1975, Mat Drummen (b. 1945) has been director of “de Koepel”, the Dutch center for dissemination of information on astronomy, space science and meteorology. He is author of the annual Sterrengids and coeditor of the Dutch popular journal Zenit. The name was suggested by C. de Jager.Discovered 16 October 1977 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(20760) Chanmatchun
Mat Chun Chan (b. 1934) is the discoverer's mother, and this minor planet is named for her unconditional love.Discovered 27 February 2000 by W. K. Y. Yeung, Rock Finder