Asteroids named after people called Sharon
👶 Sharon as a baby name🐶 Sharon as a dog name
(16259) Housinger
Named in honor of Sharon Housinger for mentoring a finalist in the 2002 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. Housinger is a teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory School, Chicago, Illinois.Discovered 6 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(26588) Sharonstorbo
Sharon Storbo (b. 1948) is a member of Lowell Observatory's Advisory Board. Sharon and her husband Art give generously of their time and talent helping Lowell Observatory fulfill its mission.Discovered 11 March 2000 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(32550) Sharonthomas
Sharon Thomas mentored a finalist in the 2016 Intel Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Discovered 16 August 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
(134072) Sharonhooven
Sharon Hooven (b. 1958) was the Senior Business Manager for the OSIRIS-REx mission at the University of Arizona.Discovered 2 December 2004 by CSS, Catalina
(333119) Sharonhelms
Sharon R. Helms (1962–2017), mother of Jacob and Olivia, was a financial analyst at NASA supporting the OSIRIS-REx mission.Discovered 25 March 2006 by Mt. Lemmon Survey, Mount Lemmon
(566277) Sharonchan
Sharon Chan (b. 2005) is a Canadian astrophysics student at the University of British Columbia and a telescope operator for the UBC Southern (Thunderbird) Observatory located in Chile. She is a close collaborator with the Optical Transient Survey conducted at the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory of the National Research Council of Canada.Discovered 18 September 2006 by D. D. Balam, Maunakea