Asteroids named after people called Rebecca
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(12120) Rebeccagrella
Rebecca Grella mentored a finalist in the 2019 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Brentwood High School – Sonderling Center, Brentwood, New York.Discovered 14 July 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(12206) Prats
Rebecca Maria Prats (b. 1989) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Configuration Manager. When not working on space vehicles, she turns her attention to high performance automobiles.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(15569) Feinberg
Named in honor of Rebecca M. Feinberg for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Rebecca is a student at the Manhattan Beach Middle School, Manhattan Beach, California.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(18004) Krystosek
Rebecca Jennifer Krystosek (b. 1984) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her environmental science project. She attends the Bagley High School, Bagley, Minnesota, U.S.A.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20354) Rebeccachan
Rebecca Ann Chan (b. 1991) is a finalist in the 2004 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Rhoades School, Encinitas, California.Discovered 21 April 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(22987) Rebeckaufman
Rebecca Lynn Kaufman (b. 1989) is a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for her medicine and health project. She attends the Croton-Harmon High School, Croton-on-Hudson, New York.Discovered 4 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23008) Rebeccajohns
Rebecca Johns mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Troy High School, Troy, Michigan.Discovered 14 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23047) Isseroff
Rebecca Isseroff mentored a finalist in the 2007 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns & Rockaway, Cedarhurst, New York.Discovered 6 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25322) Rebeccajean
Rebecca Jean Smouse (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for her animal and plant sciences project. She attends the Kyrene Middle School, Tempe, Arizona.Discovered 19 March 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28504) Rebeccafaye
Rebecca Faye Alford (b. 1994) was awarded second place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the Commack High School, Commack, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 4 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28710) Rebeccab
Rebecca Ann Bloomfield (b. 1999) is a finalist in the 2013 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students, for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the North Middle School, Colorado Springs, Colorado.Discovered 7 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34432) Groebe
Rebecca Groebe mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Delta Woods Middle School, Lee's Summit, Missouri.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34451) Rebohearn
Rebecca O'Hearn mentored a finalist in the 2018 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students. She teaches at the Andover School of Montessori, Andover, Massachusetts.Discovered 24 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(120351) Beckymasterson
Rebecca A. Masterson (b. 1975) is a research engineer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology serving tirelessly in the central role of Instrument Manager for the student-built Regolith X-ray Imaging Spectrometer aboard the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission.Discovered 14 May 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(134050) Rebeccaghent
Rebecca Ghent (b. 1971) is a Co-I on the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. She is also a Co-I for the Diviner thermal radiometer on the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, and has contributed to the body of knowledge of planetary impacts, regolith development and tectonics.Discovered 9 December 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(153289) Rebeccawatson
Rebecca Watson (b. 1980) of Brookline, Massachusetts, once a street juggler and magician, promotes science and rational thinking by means of radio broadcasts, podcasts and an internet blog.Discovered 22 March 2001 by D. Healy, Junk Bond
(178226) Rebeccalouise
Rebecca Louise (Ramsay) Puckett (b. 1976) is the wife of discovery team member A. W. Puckett. This minor planet was discovered three days before their first wedding anniversary.Discovered 9 November 2006 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(182122) Sepan
Rebecca L. H. Sepan (b. 1977), a senior mission operations analyst at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, served as a Flight Controller for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 26 August 2000 by M. W. Buie, Cerro Tololo
(237397) Mccauleyrench
Rebecca McCauley Rench (b. 1985) is an American NASA management scientist, who helped further the exploration of the Kuiper Belt by serving as the program scientist for the New Horizons mission.Discovered 6 January 1998 by M. W. Buie, Anderson Mesa