Asteroid (25555) Ratnavarma

Ratna Varma (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her medicine and health sciences project. She attends the A. B. Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 69966

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Asteroid (25554) Jayaranjan

Nirusan Jayaranjan (b. 1993) was awarded second place in the 2009 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his electrical and mechanical engineering project. He attends the College Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba,Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 69966

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Asteroid (25039) Chensun

Chen Sun (b. 1992) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his microbiology project. He attends the A B Lucas Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 63875

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Asteroid (25038) Matebezdek

Mate Jozsef Bezdek (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his mathematical sciences project. He attends the Notre Dame High School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 63875

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Asteroid (25036) Elizabethof

Elizabeth Olson Ferreira (b. 1991) was awarded second place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the Fort Richmond Collegiate, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 63875

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Asteroid (25035) Scalesse

Carlie Alexandra Scalesse (b. 1990) was awarded first place in the 2008 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her animal sciences project. She attends the London Central Secondary School, London, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 63875

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Asteroid (3163) Randi

Named in honor of the American magician James Randi (b. 1928; born name Randall James Hamilton Zwinge in Toronto) for his continuing efforts in debunking the claims of the paranormal community and exposing the tricks that charlatans use. His use of scientific techniques in many disciplines has contributed to the refutation of suspicious and fraudulent claims of paranormal results. Mr. Randi joined the RASC Toronto Centre in October 1946. Name proposed by A. Dill and J. Meeus

Orbit type: Mars-crosser 

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19591130 Ramsay

1959 Nov 30: Letter from Leon Campbell to R.V. Ramsay

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19591214 Kennedy

1959 Dec 14: Letter from J.E. Kennedy to Leon Campbell

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19600309 Fidler

1960 Mar 9: Letter from Marie Fidler to G. Bakos

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