David Alexander Dunlap (1863–1924), born in Pembroke, Ontario, a mining magnate, philanthropist and amateur astronomer, was the namesake of the David Dunlap Observatory, location of Canada’s largest optical telescope, and where the first black-hole candidate Cygnus X-1 was discovered and confirmed.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 65712

Dheevesh Arulmani (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for his energy-and-transportation project. He attends the Gordon Graydon Memorial Secondary School, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 74316

Adelina Corina Cozma (b. 1995) was awarded second place in the 2010 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair for her behavioral- and social-sciences project. She attends the Bayview Secondary School, Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada.

Orbit type: Main Belt

Reference: MPC 74313

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

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

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

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

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

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

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