Asteroids named after people called Ryan
馃懚 Ryan as a baby name馃惗 Ryan as a dog name
(12864) Ryandrake
Ryan Edward Drake (b. 2004) was a finalist in the 2019 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle-school students, for his environmental and earth sciences project. He attended the Rancho Christian School, Temecula, California.Discovered 23 May 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(15155) Ahn
Named in honor of Ryan J. Ahn for achievement as a finalist in the 2001 Discovery Young Scientist Challenge (DYSC), a middle school science competition. Ryan is a student at the Landisville Middle School, Landisville, Pennsylvania.Discovered 29 March 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(16175) Rypatterson
Named in honor of Ryan Randall Patterson for achievement as a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Ryan is a student at the Central High School, Grand Junction, Colorado.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(17127) Ryanwestcott
Ryan Steven Westcott (b. 2001) was awarded first place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering mechanics project. He attended the Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, Oregon, U.S.A.Discovered 12 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19597) Ryanlee
Ryan Thomas Lee (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for his earth and space science project. He attends the Fairfield Middle School, Fairfield, Ohio.Discovered 14 July 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20165) Zeigler
Ryan A. Zeigler (b. 1976) is an American scientist who is the NASA Apollo Sample Curator. He oversees the protection and global distribution of lunar samples returned by the Apollo missions, ensuring the collection continues to inform new lunar research as well as guiding continued exploration of the Moon.Discovered 10 November 1996 by D. di Cicco, Sudbury
(20595) Ryanwisnoski
Ryan Wisnoski (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his biochemistry project. He attends the Crescent City High School, Crescent City, Florida, U.S.A.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro
(20794) Ryanolson
Ryan Olson (b. 1986) was awarded second place in the 2004 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his engineering project. He attends the Giles High School, Pearisburg, Virginia, U.S.A.Discovered 27 September 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(21427) Ryanharrison
Ryan Marques Harrison (b. 1987) is a finalist in the 2005 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors, for his bioinformatics and genomics project. He attends the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute, Baltimore, Maryland.Discovered 31 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(25645) Alexanderyan
Ryan Cherian Alexander (b. 1993) was awarded first place and Best in Category in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy and transportation project. He attends the R. C. Clark High School, Plano, Texas, U.S.A.Discovered 5 January 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(28593) Ryanhamilton
Ryan Hamilton (b. 1983) is Lowell Observatory's Head of Instrumentation. He leads the maintenance, operation, and development efforts for myriad astronomical instruments across several sites, from the 4.3-m Lowell Discovery Telescope to the new Peggy and Eric Johnson 1-m Telescope, and many more.Discovered 11 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(28894) Ryanchung
Ryan Kyong-Doc Chung (b. 1996) was awarded first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his computer science project. He attends the Terre Haute South Vigo High School, Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.A.Discovered 5 June 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(29631) Ryankenny
Ryan M. Kenny (b. 1996) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his plant sciences team project. He attends the George W. Hewlett High School, Hewlett, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 28 October 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(30272) D'Mello
Ryan D'Mello (b. 1997) is a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors, for his mathematics project. He attends the Benet Academy, Lisle, Illinois.Discovered 29 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34159) Ryanthorpe
Ryan Matthew Thorpe (b. 2000) was awarded second place in the 2017 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental engineering team project. He attends the Manhasset High School, Manhasset, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 25 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(36992) Jakubek
Ryan Scott Jakubek (b. 1990) is an American planetary scientist and Raman spectroscopist working at NASA Johnson Space Center/Jacobs. He studies carbon and mineralogy of meteorites, cosmic dust, and impact materials, and serves as a Raman spectroscopist on the SHERLOC instrument on the Mars 2020 rover.Discovered 23 September 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(333050) Olds
Ryan Olds (b. 1981), American engineer, serves as the Guidance, Navigation, and Control manager for the OSIRIS-REx mission. Prior to this role, he served as Natural Feature Tracking Lead and as a Guidance Navigation and Controls engineer and analyst.Discovered 11 March 2005 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(333544) Dubisher
Ryan D. Dubisher (b. 1985) is an American test engineer. His work with the OSIRIS-REx mission's Touch-and-Go Sample Acquisition Mechanism supported early innovation to flight qualification.Discovered 3 October 2005 by CSS, Catalina
(333588) Ryanpaquette
Ryan A. Paquette (b. 1980) is an American technician and prototype machinist at Lockheed Martin, where he worked in the fabrication, assembly, testing and launch operations of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft. He was also a team member for the retrieval and processing of the spacecraft's Sample Recovery Capsule following its mission to asteroid Bennu.Discovered 24 January 2007 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon