Asteroids named after people called Robin
馃懚 Robin as a baby name馃惗 Robin as a dog name馃惐 Robin as a cat name
(7182) Robinvaughan
Robin M. Vaughan (b. 1959) worked for the Voyager 2, Galileo, Cassini and Mars Pathfinder missions and was lead guidance and control system engineer for the MESSENGER spacecraft. In 2004 she was accorded Engineer of the Year award by the Baltimore chapter of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics.Discovered 8 September 1991 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(12820) Robinwilliams
Robin Williams (b. 1952) is an actor and a comedian whose television series Mork and Mindy launched his successful career in improvisational comedy and film. He starred in Good Morning Vietnam and Mrs. Doubtfire, as well as in Good Will Hunting, for which he won an Academy Award.Discovered 11 May 1996 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(15037) Chassagne
Robin Chassagne (b. 1962), a computer engineer for the French Meteorologie Nationale in La R茅union is known for his supernova discoveries, of which there are now ten.Discovered 22 November 1998 by Village-Neuf, Village-Neuf
(17836) Canup
Robin M. Canup (b. 1968), of Southwest Research Institute, Boulder, Colorado, has greatly advanced our understanding of the moon's origin and subsequent dynamical evolution.Discovered 25 April 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(18932) Robinhood
Robin Hood was the legendary thirteenth-century English archer and outlaw of Sherwood Forest who, with his band of Merry Men, robbed rich unscrupulous officials to aid and protect the poor in what might be described as a medieval form of socialism.Discovered 28 August 2000 by J. Broughton, Reedy Creek
(20635) Robinandrews
Robin George Andrews (b. 1988) is a British science journalist, who obtained his Ph.D. in the study of volcanology. He has written popular articles and a book on the history of planetary defense and the application of planetary science toward asteroid mitigation strategies.Discovered 2 October 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20736) Sultana
Robin Sultana (b. 1995) is a French planetary scientist at the LIRA-Paris Observatory. He specializes in interpreting the composition, and the thermal and emissivity properties of small bodies and planetary satellites, through thermophysical modeling and laboratory experiments on planetary analogues.Discovered 10 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24280) Rohenderson
Robin Henderson mentored a finalist in the 2008 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Spring Valley High School, Columbia, South Carolina.Discovered 10 December 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24728) Scagell
Robin Scagell (b. 1946) joined the Junior Astronomical Society, now the Society for Popular Astronomy, in 1962 and is now vice president. He established the West of London Astronomical Society in 1967. Often asked by the media to comment on astronomical events, he operates the Galaxy Picture Library of astronomical images.Discovered 11 November 1991 by B. G. W. Manning, Stakenbridge
(25085) Melena
Robin Melena (b. 1959) is secretary-treasurer of Lowell Observatory. She manages all the observatory's business functions, including accounting, auditing and human resources.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(31375) Krystufek
Robin Krystufek (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2014 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Gymnazium Na Vitezne Plani, Prague, Czech Republic.Discovered 14 December 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(32398) Metayer
Robin M茅tayer (b. 1994) is a French planetary scientist. He completed his Ph.D. research at the Geology Laboratory (Lyon, France) on the study of differentiation and cryovolcanism on Trans-Neptunian objects.Discovered 20 August 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(43283) Robinbock
Robin Bock (b. 1957) is a Michigan amateur astronomer who served as Treasurer of the Warren Astronomical Society from 1979-1980 and then as Vice Chairperson and Secretary of the Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League.Discovered 3 March 2000 by CSS, Catalina
(254863) Robinwarren
Robin Warren (b. 1937) is an Australian pathologist who received the 2005 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of the bacterium Helicobacter pylori and its role in gastritis and peptic ulcer disease.Discovered 24 September 2005 by V. S. Casulli, Vallemare Borbona