Asteroids named after people called Wesley
馃懚 Wesley as a baby name馃惗 Wesley as a dog name馃惐 Wesley as a cat name
(7225) Huntress
Named in honor of Wesley T. Huntress, Jr. (b. 1942), planetary cosmochemist and highly regarded director of NASA space science programs during the 1990s. Gaining international recognition for pioneering studies of chemical evolution in interstellar clouds, comets and planetary atmospheres, Huntress was instrumental in developing the astrochemical research group at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. During his six years as NASA Associate Administrator for Space Science, the rate at which science missions were launched increased dramatically, along with the public awareness of space science. The naming honors Huntress on his departure from NASA after an illustrious 29-year career with the agency. Name proposed by the discoverer following a suggestion by M. S. Allen, who prepared the citation.Discovered 22 January 1983 by E. Bowell, Anderson Mesa
(10019) Wesleyfraser
Wesley C. Fraser (b. 1981) is a researcher at Queen's University Belfast whose studies include the size distribution of Kuiper Belt objects to better constrain their formation.Discovered 25 June 1979 by Helin, E. F., Bus, S. J., Siding Spring
(17785) Wesleyfuller
Wesley Ryan Fuller (b. 1985) was awarded first place in the 2003 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his environmental science team project. He also received the MILSET Expo-Sciences International Award. He attends the Hamilton High School, Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.Discovered 20 March 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(689822) Anderson
Wesley Wales Anderson (b. 1969) is an American film director, screenwriter, film producer and actor. He is known for the unconventional style of his films like The Grand Budapest Hotel, Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. Anderson won the 2023 Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film for The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.Discovered 3 August 2013 by M. 脜禄o脜聜nowski M. Kusiak, Tincana