Asteroids named after people called Maya
👶 Maya as a baby name🐶 Maya as a dog name🐱 Maya as a cat name
(9011) Angelou
Maya Angelou (1928–2014), born Marguerite Annie Johnson, was an American poet, author, and civil rights activist. She came to fame with her first autobigraphical book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Six more autobiographies followed, and many other books of essays and poetry, as well as plays, movies, and TV shows.Discovered 20 September 1984 by A. Mrkos, Klet
(21699) Wolpert
Maya Nina Wolpert (b. 1988) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2006 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral and social sciences project. She attends the Hathaway Brown School, Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.A.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28042) Mayapatel
Maya Mona Patel (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2012 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the McCullough Junior High School, The Woodlands, Texas.Discovered 24 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32069) Mayarao
Maya Rao (b. 1996) was awarded second place in the 2015 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and environmental sciences project. She attends the Hempfield High School, Landisville, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32302) Mayavarma
Maya Varma (b. 1998) is a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her engineering project. She attends the Presentation High School, San Jose, California.Discovered 25 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32582) Mayachandar
Maya Sruti Chandar (b. 2003) is a finalist in the 2016 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her animal science project. She attends the Canterbury School, Fort Myers, Florida.Discovered 18 August 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(47466) Mayatoyoshima
Maya Toyoshima (b. 1991) is a Japanese vocalist and original member of the musical group Kalafina.Discovered 31 December 1999 by R. A. Tucker, Goodricke-Pigott
(217366) Mayalin
Maya Lin (b. 1959) designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. (1980–1982) and the Civil Rights Memorial (1988–1989) in Montgomery, Alabama, along with many other monuments and works of art. For a time, she created artificial “asteroids” out of her daughters' discarded toys.Discovered 4 October 2004 by Jarnac, Vail-Jarnac