Asteroids named after people called Senior

(41907) Jonathanford

Jonathan (Jon) Ford (b. 1959) is a Senior Educator at Lowell Observatory. He serves as an ambassador and guide to Lowell visitors, enthusiastically telling them historic stories of science discovery. He also teaches and trains new volunteers on telescope operation and the basics of science communication and interpretation.Discovered 20 November 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa

(175452) Chenggong

Taipei Municipal ChengGong Senior High School, established in 1922, is one of the best middle schools in Taipei.Discovered 27 August 2006 by Lin, H.-C., Ye, Q.-z., Lulin

(196411) Umurhan

Orkan Umurhan (b. 1969), a Senior Research Scientist at the NASA SETI Institute, served as a science team post-doctoral researcher for geophysics investigations for the New Horizons Mission to Pluto.Discovered 1 April 2003 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak

(546845) Wulumuqiyizhong

Wulumuqiyizhong (Urumqi No.1 Senior High School) in Xinjiang Province, China, which was founded in 1891, celebrated its 130th anniversary in 2021. Some of the discoveries of Xingming Observatory were made by telescopes provided by the school.Discovered 21 December 2011 by Xu, Z., Gao, X., Xingming