Asteroids named after people called Monika

(14517) Monitoma

Monika Pravcov谩 (b. 1976), sister of the discoverer, and Tom谩拧 Knesl铆k (b. 1977) fell in love in the year of the discovery of this minor planet and married in 2000 when it was numbered.Discovered 13 June 1996 by P. Pravec, Ondrejov

(18043) Laszkowska

Monika Laszkowska (b. 1985) was awarded second place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her biochemistry project. She attends the Saint Francis Preparatory School, Fresh Meadows, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 7 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(20551) Monikakaminska

Monika Kami艅ska (b. 1982) is a Polish astronomer working at the Astronomical Observatory Institute of Adam Mickiewicz University in Pozna艅. For many years, she has been involved in asteroid observations and is currently responsible in particular for observations with the Roman Baranowski Telescope/Pozna艅 Spectroscopic Telescope 2 telescope at the Winer Observatory in Arizona, USA.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(23490) Monikohl

Monika Kohl (b. 1944) served as secretary of the documentation department of the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut for more than four decades. She carried out a huge amount of input work for Astronomy and Astrophysics Abstracts. The name was suggested by the first discoverer.Discovered 12 September 1991 by Schmadel, L. D., Borngen, F., Tautenburg

(274021) Monikapoeller

Monika Puttinger, n茅e Poeller (b. 1954), was an Austrian teacher who taught mathematics and physics until her retirement. She was the discoverer's teacher and knew how to make the lessons very interesting.Discovered 12 September 2007 by R. Gierlinger, Gaisberg

(499367) Monikasirp

Monika Sirp (b. 1958) was drawn to physics and mathematics from Asimov's science-fiction novels. In her professional life, she has worked in the energy field, focusing on fossil-free possibilities. Monika supports her husband, Dietrich Kracht, a German amateur astronomer.Discovered 5 January 2010 by R. Kracht, Sierra Stars