Asteroids named after people called Rita
馃懚 Rita as a baby name馃惗 Rita as a dog name馃惐 Rita as a cat name
(8640) Ritaschulz
Rita Schulz (b. 1961), a German planetary scientist at the European Space Agency, is an expert on the physical and chemical properties of comets. She studied the structure of the CN coma of comet 1P/Halley and is currently deputy project scientist on the Rosetta mission. The name was suggested by M. A. Barucci.Discovered 6 November 1986 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(9722) Levi-Montalcini
In 1952 Italian neurologist Rita Levi-Montalcini (b. 1909) discovered the Nerve Growth Factor, the protein responsible for the nervous system cell proliferation. Winner of the 1986 Nobel prize for Medicine, she promotes programs for educating women in developing countries.Discovered 4 March 1981 by Debehogne, H., De Sanctis, G., La Silla
(15145) Ritageorge
Named in honor of Rita M. George for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Rita is a student at the Manhattan Beach Middle School, Manhattan Beach, California.Discovered 10 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(52426) Ritaalessandro
Rita Alessandro (b. 1989) is an Italian amateur astronomer and has been a member of the Gruppo Astrofili Montelupo since 2014. She has studied the mythology of constellations and gives talks on the topic at astronomy meetings.Discovered 5 August 1994 by Boattini, A., Tombelli, M., San Marcello
(84417) Ritabo
Rita Boles has given encouragement and moral support to Coddenham Observatory for over ten years. Her tolerance enabled her husband to make 70 supernova and nova discoveries.Discovered 5 October 2002 by T. Boles, Coddenham
(87644) Cathomen
Rita Cathomen (b. 1940) and her husband Ignaz (b. 1934) live in Falera, Switzerland. In 1979, they learned about a possible megalithic menhir formation in Falera. After re-erecting 33 of 34 fallen menhirs, Ignaz provided guided tours during the summer until 2019.Discovered 8 September 2000 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca
(181136) Losonczrita
Rita Losoncz (b. 1985) is the fiancee of Kriszti谩n Vida who participated with many observations in the minor planet survey at the Konkoly Observatory. Her kindness and endless patience made all the observing nights and discoveries possible.Discovered 25 August 2005 by D. Sz脙隆m K. S脙隆rneczky, Piszk脙漏s-tet脜聭