Susanne Sandness (b. 1956), wife of 34 years of the discoverer, is an accomplished musician and music teacher. It was through her support that this discovery was made.

Orbit type: Main Belt Asteroid

Reference: MPC 78269

Loreena McKennitt (b. 1957) is a Canadian singer, composer and instrumentalist. She writes and performs world music with Celtic and Middle Eastern themes.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78271

Timothy Nemet (b. 1996) displayed unrivalled enthusiasm in the pursuit of astronomical knowledge, following in the Canadian tradition of astronomical excellence and embodying the spirit of Beyond the International Year of Astronomy.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78271

Angela Glinos (b. 1962), Canadian computer scientist, has sucessfully balanced a career at Bell Labs and the University of Toronto while raising three daughters and supporting her husband’s astronomical interests.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 78272