Asteroids named after people called Sky

(12780) Salamony

As creative director for Sky Publishing for 10 years, Sandra Noel Salamony (b. 1962) guided the overall look of publications such as Sky & Telescope, Night Sky and Beautiful Universe. Her talents and enthusiasm for the subject have helped bring the science and hobby of astronomy to the general public.Discovered 9 February 1995 by D. di Cicco, Sudbury

(83360) Catalina

The Catalina Sky Survey, which began operations in Apr. 1998, is a Near-Earth Object Search program that utilizes a 0.76-m Schmidt telescope located on Mt. Bigelow in the Catalina Mountains north of Tucson, Arizona.Discovered 16 September 2001 by Juels, C. W., Holvorcem, P. R., Fountain Hills