Asteroids named after people called Tamara

(5993) Tammydickinson

Tamara Dickinson (b. 1959) has been actively involved in research on lunar rocks and aubritic meteorites. She has been a staunch supporter of planetary science in a number of project management roles at NASA, the National Science Foundation and the National Research Council.Discovered 2 March 1981 by S. J. Bus, Siding Spring

(6445) Bellmore

Named in honor of Tamara Bell and Michael More on the occasion of their wedding. They are recent graduates of the University of Arizona with degrees in political science and geology. The discoverer and her husband wish the newlyweds a harmonious marriage and rewarding careers.Discovered 23 March 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar

(8448) Belyakina

Named in honor of Tamara Sergeevna Belyakina (b. 1934), astrophysicist and stellar photometrist who worked at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory from 1955 to 1990. She is known for her multicolor photometric observations of symbiotic stars. She first discovered nonradial pulsations of red giants in such systems and proposed the interpretation of this phenomenon.Discovered 26 October 1976 by T. M. Smirnova, Nauchnyj

(11956) Tamarakate

Tamara Kate Peiser (b. 2001) is the second daughter of Gillian and Benny Peiser. Her father, an anthropologist at Liverpool John Moores University, is known the world over for the Cambridge Conference network.Discovered 8 February 1994 by E. W. Elst, La Silla

(18766) Broderick

Tamara Ann Broderick (b. 1985) was awarded third place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her earth and space sciences project. She attends the Laurel School, Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.A.Discovered 10 May 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(26345) Gedankien

Tamara Gedankien (b. 1992) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral- and social-sciences project. She attends the Escola Brasileira Israelita Chaim Nachman Bialik, Sao Paulo, Brazil.Discovered 15 December 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro