Asteroids named after people called Terry
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(6447) Terrycole
Named in honor of Terry Cole, chief technologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and senior faculty associate in the Caltech Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering. In addition to his numerous technical contributions to JPL and Caltech, Cole played a central role in the development of the Caltech/JPL Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program through his vision while chairing the SURF Fellowship Executive Committee.Discovered 14 October 1990 by E. F. Helin, Palomar
(9619) Terrygilliam
Terry Gilliam (b. 1940) was the American member of Monty Python's Flying Circus.Discovered 17 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
(9622) Terryjones
Terry Jones (b. 1942), a member of Monty Python's Flying Circus, is also known for films such as Erik the Viking and The Crusades.Discovered 21 March 1993 by UESAC, La Silla
(16695) Terryhandley
Terry R. Handley (1952-2015) was an amateur astronomer with Aspergers Syndrome. In the late 1980s he was recognized as the only amateur astronomer in North America measuring positions of comets and minor planets. He ran a sky survey that resulted in the discovery of 7 minor planets. Name suggested by G. W. Kronk.Discovered 7 January 1995 by Spacewatch, Kitt Peak
(26283) Oswalt
Terry Oswalt (b. 1952) is an American astronomer working in the fields of stellar and planetary astronomy. He has led or participated in observing campaigns for numerous occultations involving the Moon, planets and minor solar system bodies, including one of the first determinations of the size, shape, and density of 1 Ceres.Discovered 17 September 1998 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
(26734) Terryfarrell
Terry Farrell (b. 1963), an Elite teen model who turned to acting and appeared in a score of movies, is most famous for playing the role of Jadzia Dax in the popular TV series Deep Space Nine.Discovered 23 April 2001 by W. K. Y. Yeung, Desert Beaver
(30200) Terryburch
Terry Burch mentored a finalist in the 2014 Broadcom MASTERS, a math and science competition for middle school students. He teaches at the International Connections Academy, Baltimore, Maryland.Discovered 7 April 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(34398) Terryschmidt
Through self study, Terry Eugene Schmidt (1938–1993), a graduate of Aurora College in Illinois, became a recognized expert in the field of meteoritics. Among his other interests was determining minor-planet lightcurve parameters, which he passed on to the discoverer.Discovered 9 September 2000 by B. D. Warner, Palmer Divide
(61342) Lovejoy
Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy is a visual comet observer who also pioneered comet discovery via the internet in SOHO/LASCO data and through sky patrols using digital cameras.Discovered 3 August 2000 by G. J. Garradd, Loomberah