Asteroids named after people called Taylor

(19656) Simpkins

Taylor Simpkins (b. 1990) is a finalist in the 2003 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, a middle school science competition, for her environmental sciences project. She attends the Pegasus School, Huntington Beach, California.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(21913) Taylorjones

Taylor Wesley Jones (b. 1992) is a finalist in the 2005 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition, for his biochemistry, medicine, health, & microbiology project. He attends the Heritage Middle School, Maryville, Tennessee.Discovered 3 November 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(25184) Taylorgaines

Taylor Diahann Gaines (b. 1995) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for her animal and plant sciences project. She attends the Iva E. Wells Middle School, Seneca, Missouri.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro

(25266) Taylorkinyon

Taylor Frances Kinyon (b. 1994) is a finalist in the 2008 Society for Science and the Public middle school science competition, for her engineering project. She attends the Plankinton School District, Plankinton, South Dakota.Discovered 10 November 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro

(28534) Taylorwilson

Taylor Ramon Wilson (b. 1994) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2011 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his physics and astronomy project. He also received the Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award. He attends the Davidson Academy of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, U.S.A.Discovered 28 February 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(34294) Taylordufford

Taylor Dufford mentored a finalist in the 2018 Regeneron Science Talent Search, a science competition for high school seniors. He teaches at the Cherry Creek High School, Greenwood Village, Colorado.Discovered 29 August 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(121352) Taylorhale

Taylor Hale (b. 1965) is an instrument systems engineer for the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Prior to OSIRIS-REx, he was the lead engineer on the Landsat-8 Thermal Infrared Sensor instrument developed at Goddard.Discovered 1 October 1999 by CSS, Catalina