Asteroids named after people called Olga
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(16402) Olgapopova
Olga P. Popova (b. 1963) is an expert in meteoroid strengths at the Institute for Dynamics of Geospheres of the Russian Academy of Sciences. She led a comprehensive study of the Chelyabinsk airburst that included the atmospheric trajectory, damage assessment and meteorite recovery.Discovered 26 October 1984 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(17167) Olgarozanova
Olga Vladimirovna Rozanova (1886–1918) was a Russian painter, illustrator and designer, and a member of Malevich's group. As one of most creative female artists of Russian avant-garde, she transitioned from Neo-Primitivism through Futurism to abstract compositions of Suprematism. She died of diphtheria.Discovered 4 July 1999 by M. Tichý J. Tichá, Klet
(21355) Pikovskaya
Olga Pikovskaya (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for her biochemistry project. She attends the Midwood High School, Brooklyn, New York.Discovered 31 March 1997 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21661) Olgagermani
Italian poetess Olga Germani (1900-1983) worked with young students and performed for school festivities and charity.Discovered 1 September 1999 by G. Masi, Ceccano
(26659) Skirda
Olga Y. Skirda (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health-sciences project. She attends the Health Careers High School, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 1 November 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26792) Pintado
Olga Inés Pintado (b. 1952) is an Argentine astronomer working on stellar atmospheres. She is also an active participant in pro-am activities.Discovered 8 June 1975 by M. R. Cesco, El Leoncito
(30483) Harringtonpinto
Olga Harrington Pinto (b. 1992) is an American physicist and planetary scientist working at the University of Central Florida. She conducts research on the physics and chemistry of comets, asteroids, and Centaurs, focusing on dominant outgassing volatiles.Discovered 24 July 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(48782) Fierz
Swiss teacher Olga Fierz (1900-1990) dedicated all her life to the custody of children in difficult life situations. After World War II she fostered Jewish, Bohemian and German children returning from the concentration and internment camps. She was holder of Czech and Israeli awards. The name was suggested by I. Kellnerová.Discovered 20 September 1997 by L. Sarounova, Ondrejov
(207695) Olgakopyl
Olga Andrivna Kopyl (b. 1950), sometime director of Zhytomyr Museum of Astronautics, is keeper of a longstanding history and tradition of cosmonautics in Russia and Ukraine, as well as one of the biographers of Sergej Korolev, engineer-in-chief of the first manned flight by Yurij Gagarin in 1961.Discovered 8 September 2007 by Andrushivka, Andrushivka
(407041) Olganevskaya
Olga Nevskaya (b. 1977) is the discoverer’s wife, who has supported him in all his endeavors for more than 30 years. She is a traveler and a lover of mountain hiking and climbing mountain peaks.Discovered 20 September 2009 by V. Nevski, Vitebsk
(555468) Tokarczuk
Olga Tokarczuk (b. 1962) is a Polish writer and social activist. Her works presents pancultural insight into the eastern European region seen as a land, where large historical events interline with the life of ordinary people. She was awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize in Literature. She is also an activist for the rights of women, minorities and animals.Discovered 12 September 2013 by M. Å»oÅnowski M. Kusiak, Tincana