Asteroids named after people called Virginia
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(9271) Trimble
Virginia Louise Trimble (b. 1943) is a highly perceptive commentator on the state of astronomy, regarded as a creative and insightful spokesperson for astronomy. Beyond her own special interests in stellar structure and evolution, she has improved the health of the profession through her application of historical citation studies.Discovered 7 November 1978 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Palomar
(14583) Lester
Virginia Lester mentored a finalist in the 2002 Discovery Channel Youth Science Challenge (DCYSC), a middle school science competition. She teaches at the Austin Academy for Excellence, Garland, Texas.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(16276) Virginiama
Virginia Ma (b. 2001) was awarded second place in the 2019 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her computational biology and bioinformatics project. She attended the Columbus Academy, Gahanna, Ohio, U.S.A.Discovered 7 May 2000 by LINEAR, Socorro
(19173) Virginiaterese
Virginia Ter茅se Bogdanovich (b. 1948) helped to organize the Palomar Observatory's 1.2-m Schmidt Oschin Telescope plate archive. She is active in astronomy outreach through a leadership role in the Los Angeles Astronomical Society and volunteer work at the Mt. Wilson Observatory.Discovered 15 April 1991 by Shoemaker, C. S., Shoemaker, E. M., Palomar
(26295) Vilardi
Virginia Vilardi mentored a finalist in the 2010 Intel Science Talent Search (STS), a science competition for high school seniors. She teaches at the Wetumpka High School, Wetumpka, Alabama.Discovered 26 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro