Asteroids named after people called Yvette
馃懚 Yvette as a baby name馃惗 Yvette as a dog name
(7721) Andrillat
Named in honor of Yvette Marie Josette (b. 1925), French spectroscopist who works mainly on infrared spectra of early-type stars. She has also contributed to the spectroscopy of galaxies, novae, planetary nebulae and comets. Near the end of her renowned career she became acting director of the Observatoire de Haute Provence. The planet is named also in honor of her husband, Henri Andrillat, who is a retired professor of astronomy and a prominent cosmologist. The couple now live in Toulouse. Name suggested and citation prepared by H. Haupt.Discovered 24 September 1960 by van Houten, C. J., van Houten-Groeneveld, I., Gehrels, T., Palomar
(25120) Yvetteleung
Yvette Leung (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her physics and astronomy team project. She attends the Jericho High School, Jericho, New York, U.S.A.Discovered 14 September 1998 by LINEAR, Socorro
(45261) Decoen
Yvette Decoen (b. 1951) is an esteemed physics teacher in the Bellinzona College and a friend of the discoverer.Discovered 2 January 2000 by S. Sposetti, Gnosca