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| 19 | Fortuna | Named after a powerful deity among the ancients, goddess of fortune, dispenser of riches and poverty |
| 904 | Rockefellia | Named in honor of John David Rockefeller (1839⊋ash;1937), founder of the Rockefeller Foundation. (H |
| 1338 | Duponta | Named by the discoverer in honor of his nephew Marc Dupont. (H 122) |
| 1981 | Midas | Named for the Phrygian king supposed to have the gift of transforming all that he touched to gold. A |
| 3652 | Soros | Named in honor of George Soros, the founder of the International Science Foundation. This charitable |
| 4281 | Pounds | Named in honor of Kenneth A. Pounds, professor of physics at Leicester University, where he has dire |
| 4423 | Golden | William T. Golden (b. 1909), author-editor of books on science policy, has served as treasurer of th |
| 4955 | Gold | Named in honor of Rob Gold (b. 1943), who has made many contributions to space science through numer |
| 5325 | Silver | Named for Leon T. Silver, professor of geology at the California Institute of Technology. Famed for |
| 7782 | Mony | Named in memory of Monica De Magistris (1977-1998), a student of physics at Perugia University and a |
| 9249 | Yen | Named in honor of Chen-wan L. Yen, a senior analyst within the Mission and Systems Architecture Sect |
| 13227 | Poor | Kim Poor (b. 1952) is a renowned astronomical artist known for his use of brilliant colors and drama |
| 13956 | Banks | British botanist Joseph Banks (1743-1820) joined James Cook on the Endeavour. He proposed an |
| 40328 | Dow | The discoverer's mother, Marjorie Dow Healy (1906-2000), sparked his interest in astronomy by teachi |