Asteroids named after people called Vasily
馃懚 Vasily as a baby name
Astronomer and space scientist Vasily Ivanovich Moroz (1931-2004), professor at Moscow State University and researcher at the Institute of Space Research, was a leader in the Russian planetary exploration program. He was a specialist in the atmospheres of Mars and Venus. The name was suggested by D. P. Cruikshank.Discovered 10 April 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa
Vasily Vasil'evich Martynenko (1930-2000) was a researcher of meteor streams, an organizer of annual meteor expeditions and author of many papers and books. He organized an observatory for young amateurs in Simferopol, a studio of space paintings and a mineralogical museum.Discovered 7 September 1986 by L. I. Chernykh, Nauchnyj
Vasily Antonovich Tremsin (b. 1999) was awarded best of category and first place in the 2018 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his earth and environmental sciences project. He attended the Campolindo High School, Moraga, California, U.S.A.Discovered 16 October 2001 by LINEAR, Socorro
Philaret (Vasily Mikhailovich Drozdov, 1783-1867), metropolitan bishop of Moscow and Kolomna, was an honorary member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences, and ordinary academician in the Department of Russian Language and Literature. Name suggested by N. N. Drozdov.Discovered 23 December 1982 by L. G. Karachkina, Nauchnyj
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