Asteroids named after people called Phillip
馃懚 Phillip as a baby name馃惗 Phillip as a dog name馃惐 Phillip as a cat name
(5133) Phillipadams
Named in honor of Phillip Adams (b. 1939), Australian broadcaster, writer, journalist, wit and philosopher. Amongst his multifarious good works, he helped promote the Australian search and follow-up program on near-Earth asteroids from 1990 until its cessation in 1996. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by D. I. Steel, who prepared the citation.Discovered 12 August 1990 by R. H. McNaught, Siding Spring
(20270) Phildeutsch
Phillip Thomas Deutsch (b. 1986) is a finalist in the 2004 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his chemistry project. He attends the La Canada High School, La Canada, California.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(47851) Budine
Phillip Budine (b. 1937) has been an avid lunar and planetary observer for decades. He has served in the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO), including being Recorder for the Jupiter Section. In 1992 he received the ALPO's Walter Haas Observer's Award for his years of excellent observational work.Discovered 12 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(175450) Phillipklu
Phillip K. Lu (b. 1932) is a Chinese-born astronomer, translator and poet. He taught and conducted research in astronomy at Connecticut State University for 30 years. He has published nearly 100 research papers and has received Dr. Ta-You Wu's Science Writer Prize.Discovered 27 August 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z., Lulin