4 asteroids named for amateur astronomer’s great-grandparents

Filipp Romanov is an amateur astronomer in Russia who has discovered 4 asteroids. He proposed naming them for his great-grandparents, and the IAU accepted. The great-grandparents are, clockwise from top left: Mariya Filippovna Romanova, Nikandr Ilyich Romanov, Aleksey Makarovich Varkin and Mariya Maksimovna Varkina. Image via Filipp Romanov.

**Update: As this was going to press, Filipp told me he had just officially discovered a 5th asteroid. This near-Earth asteroid is now designated 2024 QS.