Asteroids named after people called Russell
👶 Russell as a baby name🐶 Russell as a dog name🐱 Russell as a cat name
(11955) Russrobb
Russell M. Robb (b. 1952), astronomer at the University of Victoria, played the leading role in automating the university's 0.5-m telescope and equipping it with a CCD camera. The telescope has been used extensively in the university's observational programs, including astrometric work on comets and minor planets.Discovered 8 February 1994 by D. D. Balam, Dominion
(12203) Gehling
Russell Neel Gehling (b. 1959) contributed to NASA's Lucy Trojan asteroid mission as the Solar Array Principal Engineer, until his retirement.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring
(15582) Russellburrows
Named in honor of Russell T. Burrows for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Russell is a student at the Barbara Bush Middle School, San Antonio, Texas.Discovered 5 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(23769) Russellbabb
Russell S. Babb (b. 1993) is a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his botany and zoology project. He attends the Mountain Ridge Junior High School, Highland, Utah.Discovered 24 June 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(24334) Conard
Russell B. Conard (b. 1989) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the William Henry Harrison High School, West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(29839) Russhoward
Russell A. Howard (b. 1941) is an astrophysicist at the US Naval Research Laboratory. A pioneer in solar physics, he has led several space-based coronagraph experiments enabling ground-breaking studies of solar outflows and returning data that yielded the discovery of nearly 4 000 near-Sun comets.Discovered 19 March 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(34321) Russellmotter
Russell Motter mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Iolani School, Honolulu, Hawaii.Discovered 28 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(58572) Romanella
Russell Romanella (b. 1958) is an experienced space engineer involved in human space exploration activities such as the Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Constellation projects. His passion for space is also evident in his talks at conferences. The name was suggested by C. Casacci and P. Messidoro.Discovered 7 September 1997 by Tombelli, M., Forti, G., Montelupo
(69311) Russ
Russell Mark Steel (b. 1964) is the discoverer's only brother. A businessman who lives in Midsomer Norton, England, he has been very supportive of the discoverer's career.Discovered 21 August 1992 by D. I. Steel, Siding Spring
(164792) Owen
Russell Owen (b. 1959) is an American engineer and a contributor to the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, best known for designing the fiber feed for the SDSS spectrograph and the software that controls the SDSS 2.5-m telescope.Discovered 20 March 1999 by Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Apache Point
(329069) Russellporter
Russell W. Porter (1871–1949) was the founder of the Springfield Telescope Makers in 1923 and designed its Stellafane Clubhouse built in 1924. The annual Stellafane Convention of amateur telescope makers started in 1926 and has since inspired many thousands of participants toward science and technology.Discovered 20 October 2006 by Deep Ecliptic Survey, Kitt Peak
(333541) Roissier
Russell F. Roissier (b. 1988) is an American spacecraft test lab engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. He also supports the MAVEN Mars Mission and was previously part of the Global Positioning System III assembly, integration, and test program.Discovered 3 October 2005 by CSS, Catalina