Asteroids named after people called Paula
馃懚 Paula as a baby name馃惗 Paula as a dog name
(6015) Paularego
Paula Rego (b. 1935) is a graphic artist, born in Lisbon and resident in London since the 1960s. Her paintings and print series have been displayed in museums that include London's National Gallery and Tate, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Prado in Madrid. The name was suggested by M. Rowan-Robinson.Discovered 7 August 1991 by H. E. Holt, Palomar
(12482) Pajka
Paula Pravdov谩 (b. 1990) is the only daughter of the second discoverer. She inherited many of her father's interests (playing musical instruments, cycling, swimming, diving, singing, joking) and that is why she was very popular when visiting Modra Observatory. Pajka is her familiar name.Discovered 23 March 1997 by Galad, A., Pravda, A., Modra
(13841) Blankenship
Named in honor of Paula A. Blankenship for mentoring a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Blankenship is a teacher at the St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, West Virginia.Discovered 6 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17131) Paulazhu
Paula K. Zhu (b. 2002) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her cellular and molecular biology project. She attended the Albemarle High School, Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.A.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30218) Paulaladd
Paula Ladd mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. She teaches at the West Shore Jr./Sr. High School, Melbourne, Florida.Discovered 7 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(51023) Benavidezlozano
Paula G. Benavidez Lozano (b. 1977) is an associate professor at Universidad de Alicante (Spain). Her research includes observation of trans-Neptunian bodies and modeling of collision processes, and the evolution and internal structure of small bodies.Discovered 2 April 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(170011) Szkody
Paula Szkody (b. 1948) is an American astronomer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, known for her contributions in identification and followup work on SDSS cataclysmic variables, which resolved discrepancies between observations and population models.Discovered 10 October 2002 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point