Asteroids named after people called Pat
馃懚 Pat as a baby name馃惗 Pat as a dog name
(16269) Merkord
Named in honor of Pat Merkord for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Merkord is a teacher at the John B. Connally High School, Austin, Texas.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19826) Patwalker
Pat Walker mentored a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge, a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Arthur I. Meyer Jewish Academy, West Palm Beach, Florida.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro