Asteroids named after people called Veronica

(9737) Dudarova

Named in honor of Veronica Borisovna Dudarova (b. 1916), the only woman conductor in Russia. She is a People's Artist of the U.S.S.R. (1977) and the state prize laureate of Russia (1980). She was artistic director and principal conductor of the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra from 1960 to 1989 and has been artistic director and principal conductor of the Veronica Dudarova Orchestra since 1991. Her innovative interpretations of such large musical forms as symphonies and oratorios with choruses has defined her contribution to Russian art. Name suggested by G. V. Sviridov and S. P. Kapitza and supported by the discoverer.Discovered 29 September 1986 by L. G. Karachkina, Nauchnyj

(24028) Veronicaduys

Veronica Duys mentored a finalist in the 2007 Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Cocoa Beach Junior/Senior High School, Cocoa Beach, Florida.Discovered 9 September 1999 by LINEAR, Socorro

(30389) Ledoux

Veronica Ledoux mentored a finalist in the 2015 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Catlin Gabel School, Portland, Oregon.Discovered 28 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro

(204570) Veronicabray

Veronica J. Bray (b. 1981) is a British-American planetary scientist. She has served in many roles on a variety of NASA missions, including Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Cassini, and the New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.Discovered 12 March 2005 by M. W. Buie, Kitt Peak