Asteroids named after people called Vasyl

(17034) Vasylshev

Vasyl G. Shevchenko (b. 1960), of the Institute of Astronomy, Kharkiv National University, is the most productive observer of the magnitude-phase dependence and opposition effect for minor planets. He was one of the first to show that the amplitude of the opposition effect depends on taxonomic class.Discovered 22 March 1999 by LONEOS, Anderson Mesa

(546186) Vasylivchenko

Vasyl Mykolayovych Ivchenko (b. 1948) is a Ukrainian astronomer whose scientific interests include space plasma, radio astronomy, the solar corona, and the earth's magnetosphere. He is the Head of the Department of Astronomy and Space Physics at Kyiv Taras Shevchenko National University, and he was one of the teachers of the discoverer of this asteroid.Discovered 7 October 2010 by Y. Ivashchenko, Andrushivka