Asteroids named after people called Melvyn
(7177) Melvyntaylor
Melvyn Douglas Taylor (1947–2017) was one of the UK's most active amateur astronomers, bequeathing an immense catalogue of visual observations of variable stars, meteors and comets. He promoted amateur astronomy locally and nationally for several decades and was a mentor to many newcomers.Discovered 9 October 1990 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring