# James Whitney Young

Minor planets discovered: 257 :
* see § List of discovered minor planets
James Whitney Young (born January 24, 1941) is an American astronomer who worked in the field of asteroid research. After nearly 47 years with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory at their Table Mountain Facility, Young retired July 16, 2009.
He was a very prolific minor planet-observer of both physical properties and astrometric positions, and had discovered more than 250 asteroids since 2002, most of them from the main-belt, as well as several near-Earth objects, Mars-crossers and Jupiter trojans. He also discovered SN 2004eg, an extra-galactic supernova.
The Florian asteroid 2874 Jim Young was named in his honor.

## Biography

James W. Young (aka Jim Young) was born in Portland, Oregon and recently retired as the resident astronomer of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Table Mountain Observatory (TMO) near Wrightwood, California having been with them for 47 years.
Young was the lead technical guide at the NASA exhibit of the Seattle World's Fair during 1962. It was there he was encouraged to apply for an 'assistant observer' and 'darkroom technician' position at the recently developed Table Mountain Observatory with its new 16-inch (410 mm) telescope which had just begun full operations in late 1962.

### Table Mountain Observatory

Along with Charles F. Capen, Jr. (TMO's first resident astronomer), Young carried out photographic synoptic patrols using specific colors (UV through IR) of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Several technical reports were published of 'patrol' images of Mars during two Martian apparitions (1964–65 and 1966–67). The 1964 inferior conjunction of Venus was well observed from TMO. Color astrophotography was carefully investigated for planetary imaging using recently developed high speed color film emulsions.
With the newly (1966) installed 24-inch (610 mm) Cassegrain/Coudé telescope, Young began his asteroid observations with JPL astronomers, Ellis D. Miner and Alan W. Harris. Asteroid rotational rates became his speciality soon thereafter and by 1980, over 30 publications in Icarus with Alan W. Harris resulted in nearly half of the (then) known rotational rates of these small solar system bodies.
With the advent of powerful lasers, Young became involved with several projects that aimed lasers successfully, first at the Surveyor VII spacecraft on the Moon (1968), later as two laser ranging programs developed at JPL in the 1990s found their marks on low and high earth orbiting satellites, and finally to the Galileo spacecraft some 6 million kilometers from Earth. In each case, Young was responsible for aiming/tracking the 24-inch (610 mm) telescope on each successive target.

### Hypersensitization

Other noteworthy projects Young was involved in included the 1969 installation of a large planetary spectrograph utilizing the Coudé focus of the 24-inch (610 mm) telescope. Spectroscopic studies of the planet Venus were carried out by JPL astronomers, Andrew and Louise Young, with Jim Young assisting with hypersensitization of Eastman Kodak IR spectroscopic glass plates. Jim Young developed a new technique of cold storage for these extremely sensitive plates. His experimentation of 'clean' and properly washed plates, stored at −70 °C. for over two years, were without increased noise or loss of sensitivity. Previous experimenters could manage around a two-month reliability.

### 2-Micron All Sky Survey

In 1998, Young was asked to be an official observer for the 2-Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint venture of Caltech (California Institute of Technology) and the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass). Young carried out observations for this project at Mount Hopkins (south of Tucson, Arizona) and at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) in Chile until 2000, all the while maintaining his full Table Mountain Observatory responsibilities for JPL.

### Near Earth Objects

Late in 2002, Young began his last asteroid research, centering on NEOs and comets that have been discovered by several NASA funded NEO search teams such as NEAT, LINEAR, LONEOS, Catalina Sky Survey (CSS), and Spacewatch. With the use of Astrometrica software, Young become an extremely prolific astrometrist for the Minor Planet Center (MPC) of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The director of the MPC, Dr. Brian G. Marsden called Young the third most accurate and reliable observer in the world then. He also co-authored and authored over 1500 MPECs (Minor Planet Electronic Circulars) and IAUCs (International Astronomical Union Circulars) during these last 7 years at JPL. NASA awarded Young a three-year grant to further his studies of NEOs and comets for JPL and the MPC during the last years before his retirement.
In 2003 Young accepted a new responsibility as 'Astronomy Team Leader' at Table Mountain, and supervised a staff of three employees in maintaining two optical telescopes (0.4 and 0.6 meter cassegrain systems), four CCD cameras, and a computer network of over 20 computers. Young maintained the optical performance of the telescopes, and the vacuum requirements for the CCD cameras. He also was in charge of the telescope scheduling for all visiting astronomers and his staff. TMO recently placed their new on-line webpage for all users as well as the public (see below link).

### List of discovered minor planets

James Whitney Young is credited as "J. W. Young" by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 256 minor planets made between 2002 and 2009.
| 78577 JPL | 10 September 2002 | list |
| 84882 Table Mountain | 1 February 2003 | list |
| 90525 Karijanberg | 17 March 2004 | list |
| 95939 Thagnesland | 30 May 2003 | list |
| 114239 Bermarmi | 21 November 2002 | list |
| 115312 Whither | 19 September 2003 | list |
| 115477 Brantanica | 19 October 2003 | list |
| (115485) 2003 UR19 | 22 October 2003 | list |
| 115891 Scottmichael | 14 November 2003 | list |
| 116446 McDermid | 5 January 2004 | list |
| 116903 Jeromeapt | 11 April 2004 | list |
| 120038 Franlainsher | 26 January 2003 | list |
| 120174 Jeffjenny | 23 May 2003 | list |
| 128297 Ashlevi | 13 December 2003 | list |
| (128621) 2004 RD | 2 September 2004 | list |
| (129066) 2004 VY28 | 7 November 2004 | list |
| 133280 Bryleen | 18 September 2003 | list |
| 133527 Fredearly | 5 October 2003 | list |
| (134010) 2004 VW28 | 7 November 2004 | list |
| 142084 Jamesdaniel | 29 August 2002 | list |
| (143052) 2002 WY2 | 24 November 2002 | list |
| 144692 Katemary | 9 April 2004 | list |
| 145166 Leojematt | 3 May 2005 | list |
| 147397 Bobhazel | 30 March 2003 | list |
| (147735) 2005 NE | 2 July 2005 | list |
| (147799) 2005 RA34 | 15 September 2005 | list |
| (149450) 2003 CE14 | 6 February 2003 | list |
| (149976) 2005 UO6 | 24 October 2005 | list |
| 150035 Williamson | 20 November 2005 | list |
| (152212) 2005 RG | 1 September 2005 | list |
| (152471) 2005 WE1 | 21 November 2005 | list |
| (158621) 2003 BJ | 20 January 2003 | list |
| 158899 Malloryvale | 17 August 2004 | list |
| (161384) 2003 UK25 | 24 October 2003 | list |
| 163626 Glatfelter | 27 October 2002 | list |
| (163950) 2003 UN22 | 23 October 2003 | list |
| (170025) 2002 VO | 2 November 2002 | list |
| (170026) 2002 VV2 | 4 November 2002 | list |
| (170027) 2002 VH5 | 5 November 2002 | list |
| (171287) 2006 GK3 | 7 April 2006 | list |
| (172460) 2003 RT11 | 15 September 2003 | list |
| (172533) 2003 UO9 | 20 October 2003 | list |
| (172627) 2003 XP10 | 9 December 2003 | list |
| (173075) 2006 UC | 16 October 2006 | list |
| (174758) 2003 VX2 | 14 November 2003 | list |
| 177065 Samuelnoah | 30 March 2003 | list |
| (177245) 2003 WB | 17 November 2003 | list |
| 177625 Dembicky | 8 May 2004 | list |
| (180103) 2003 FX6 | 26 March 2003 | list |
| (180213) 2003 UM8 | 19 October 2003 | list |
| (180216) 2003 UY9 | 20 October 2003 | list |
| (180537) 2004 EB1 | 14 March 2004 | list |
| (180731) 2004 JW35 | 13 May 2004 | list |
| (181492) 2006 UU1 | 16 October 2006 | list |
| (183309) 2002 VQ | 2 November 2002 | list |
| (183501) 2003 FU4 | 25 March 2003 | list |
| 184064 Miner | 10 April 2004 | list |
| 185641 Judd | 5 March 2008 | list |
| (186728) 2004 CH2 | 12 February 2004 | list |
| (187304) 2005 UV | 23 October 2005 | list |
| (188588) 2005 NP29 | 8 July 2005 | list |
| (188721) 2005 UU | 23 October 2005 | list |
| 189944 Leblanc | 3 October 2003 | list |
| (190118) 2004 VR60 | 10 November 2004 | list |
| (191323) 2003 KN | 22 May 2003 | list |
| (191485) 2003 TO2 | 7 October 2003 | list |
| (191621) 2004 MN3 | 19 June 2004 | list |
| (196297) 2003 FA | 21 March 2003 | list |
| (196926) 2003 UG5 | 18 October 2003 | list |
| 198110 Heathrhoades | 17 September 2004 | list |
| (199742) 2006 JD | 1 May 2006 | list |
| 201777 Deronda | 24 November 2003 | list |
| (202084) 2004 SE56 | 30 September 2004 | list |
| (206462) 2003 TN10 | 15 October 2003 | list |
| (206755) 2004 CJ2 | 12 February 2004 | list |
| (207028) 2004 VN60 | 10 November 2004 | list |
| (207548) 2006 LZ | 4 June 2006 | list |
| (207690) 2007 RE19 | 14 September 2007 | list |
| (209635) 2005 BR1 | 17 January 2005 | list |
| (211480) 2003 FC7 | 26 March 2003 | list |
| (211489) 2003 KP | 22 May 2003 | list |
| (211536) 2003 RR11 | 15 September 2003 | list |
| (211917) 2004 TG8 | 4 October 2004 | list |
| (213727) 2002 VF92 | 13 November 2002 | list |
| (213893) 2003 TN2 | 7 October 2003 | list |
| (213894) 2003 TP2 | 8 October 2003 | list |
| (216242) 2006 VK14 | 15 November 2006 | list |
| 216780 Lilianne | 27 August 2006 | list |
| (217425) 2005 RF | 1 September 2005 | list |
| (218653) 2005 SB$_{134}$ | 30 September 2005 | list |
| (220397) 2003 RK$_{10}$ | 12 September 2003 | list |
| (220578) 2004 JG | 8 May 2004 | list |
| (220634) 2004 QC$_{25}$ | 30 August 2004 | list |
| 221019 Raine | 13 August 2005 | list |
| (221332) 2005 WB$_2$ | 22 November 2005 | list |
| (221778) 2007 KC | 16 May 2007 | list |
| (223349) 2003 RP$_{11}$ | 15 September 2003 | list |
| (223907) 2004 VO$_{60}$ | 10 November 2004 | list |
| (223908) 2004 VQ$_{60}$ | 10 November 2004 | list |
| 224067 Colemila | 8 July 2005 | list |
| (226331) 2003 FL | 22 March 2003 | list |
| (226810) 2004 RL$_{222}$ | 14 September 2004 | list |
| (227331) 2005 UW | 23 October 2005 | list |
| (229368) 2005 RC$_3$ | 5 September 2005 | list |
| (229616) 2006 DK$_{68}$ | 23 February 2006 | list |
| (230550) 2003 BM | 21 January 2003 | list |
| (230737) 2003 WX$_7$ | 18 November 2003 | list |
| (231463) 2007 PO | 5 August 2007 | list |
| (232595) 2003 UP$_9$ | 20 October 2003 | list |
| (232936) 2005 BX$_2$ | 19 January 2005 | list |
| (233332) 2006 CS$_{10}$ | 8 February 2006 | list |
| (233749) 2008 TF$_3$ | 2 October 2008 | list |
| (238022) 2002 VE$_5$ | 5 November 2002 | list |
| (239313) 2007 RM$_{16}$ | 13 September 2007 | list |
| (240556) 2004 RQ$_{164}$ | 8 September 2004 | list |
| (242640) 2005 ND | 2 July 2005 | list |
| (245486) 2005 PF$_{17}$ | 13 August 2005 | list |
| (248904) 2006 VE | 1 November 2006 | list |
| (250711) 2005 RZ$_{33}$ | 15 September 2005 | list |
| (250907) 2005 WK | 19 November 2005 | list |
| (253333) 2003 FA$_7$ | 26 March 2003 | list |
| (253383) 2003 KA | 20 May 2003 | list |
| (253859) 2004 AL | 11 January 2004 | list |
| (254157) 2004 PT$_{92}$ | 11 August 2004 | list |
| (255307) 2005 WR | 20 November 2005 | list |
| (255743) 2006 RV | 4 September 2006 | list |
| (256128) 2006 VD | 1 November 2006 | list |
| (256602) 2007 VO$_1$ | 2 November 2007 | list |
| (259615) 2003 VZ$_2$ | 14 November 2003 | list |
| (259680) 2003 XC$_{11}$ | 13 December 2003 | list |
| (260097) 2004 MX$_3$ | 22 June 2004 | list |
| (260384) 2004 VP$_{60}$ | 10 November 2004 | list |
| (260835) 2005 QD$_{29}$ | 29 August 2005 | list |
| (261932) 2006 MU$_1$ | 19 June 2006 | list |
| (261984) 2006 QT$_{23}$ | 22 August 2006 | list |
| (265031) 2003 OT | 21 July 2003 | list |
| (265526) 2005 NA | 1 July 2005 | list |
| (267625) 2002 RD$_{232}$ | 11 September 2002 | list |
| (267767) 2003 RJ$_{10}$ | 3 September 2003 | list |
| (270920) 2002 UT | 25 October 2002 | list |
| (271110) 2003 RO$_{11}$ | 15 September 2003 | list |
| (271474) 2004 FG$_6$ | 24 March 2004 | list |
| (273959) 2007 KX$_1$ | 18 May 2007 | list |
| (273995) 2007 OB | 16 July 2007 | list |
| (274335) 2008 RW$_{22}$ | 5 September 2008 | list |
| (276361) 2002 VG$_5$ | 5 November 2002 | list |
| (276471) 2003 KL$_3$ | 23 May 2003 | list |
| (277029) 2005 CG$_7$ | 4 February 2005 | list |
| (278734) 2008 SN$_{82}$ | 23 September 2008 | list |
| (278736) 2008 SX$_{84}$ | 28 September 2008 | list |
| (281235) 2007 JE$_{36}$ | 15 May 2007 | list |
| 281445 Scotthowe | 28 September 2008 | list |
| (287374) 2002 VR | 2 November 2002 | list |
| (287417) 2002 WX$_2$ | 24 November 2002 | list |
| (287577) 2003 FE42 | 31 March 2003 | list |
| (287842) 2003 SX$_{219}$ | 29 September 2003 | list |
| (288425) 2004 EE | 11 March 2004 | list |
| (288474) 2004 FE$_6$ | 24 March 2004 | list |
| (288691) 2004 QE | 16 August 2004 | list |
| (288703) 2004 RE | 2 September 2004 | list |
| (288957) 2004 TJ$_9$ | 7 October 2004 | list |
| (290002) 2005 PC$_{17}$ | 12 August 2005 | list |
| (290183) 2005 SZ$_4$ | 25 September 2005 | list |
| (291399) 2006 CD$_{60}$ | 11 February 2006 | list |
| (293605) 2007 KB | 16 May 2007 | list |
| (295035) 2008 EU$_{83}$ | 12 March 2008 | list |
| (295442) 2008 LU$_{16}$ | 15 June 2008 | list |
| (298635) 2004 BM$_{41}$ | 23 January 2004 | list |
| (298793) 2004 QE$_3$ | 18 August 2004 | list |
| (299291) 2005 PK$_{17}$ | 13 August 2005 | list |
| (299453) 2006 BS$_{55}$ | 22 January 2006 | list |
| (299509) 2006 CJ$_{10}$ | 7 February 2006 | list |
| (299693) 2006 QZ$_{110}$ | 30 August 2006 | list |
| 301021 Sofiarodriguez | 23 September 2008 | list |
| 303265 Littmann | 8 September 2004 | list |
| (303452) 2005 BL$_{14}$ | 20 January 2005 | list |
| (306209) 2011 QZ$_{18}$ | 26 March 2003 | list |
| (309524) 2007 XG$_{24}$ | 15 December 2007 | list |
| (311831) 2006 VS$_{13}$ | 13 November 2006 | list |
| 313892 Furnish | 8 May 2004 | list |
| (314457) 2005 WL | 20 November 2005 | list |
| (319134) 2005 YV$_8$ | 20 December 2005 | list |
| (319798) 2006 VJ$_{14}$ | 15 November 2006 | list |
| (320088) 2007 EX$_{87}$ | 14 March 2007 | list |
| 323552 Trudybell | 2 October 2004 | list |
| (324275) 2006 CH$_{10}$ | 4 February 2006 | list |
| (327009) 2004 RK$_{84}$ | 10 September 2004 | list |
| 327421 Yanamandra | 20 November 2005 | list |
| (327552) 2006 CO$_{10}$ | 4 February 2006 | list |
| (329740) 2003 YP$_{117}$ | 17 December 2003 | list |
| (329778) 2004 MA$_4$ | 22 June 2004 | list |
| (329876) 2005 BT$_2$ | 19 January 2005 | list |
| (330226) 2006 JU$_{26}$ | 7 May 2006 | list |
| (330476) 2007 FH$_6$ | 17 August 2004 | list |
| (330697) 2008 KZ$_{11}$ | 29 May 2008 | list |
| (335014) 2004 JJ | 8 May 2004 | list |
| (335028) 2004 PU$_{92}$ | 11 August 2004 | list |
| (335332) 2005 RD | 1 September 2005 | list |
| (335466) 2005 WQ | 20 November 2005 | list |
| (338400) 2003 BK | 20 January 2003 | list |
| (339384) 2005 BZ$_1$ | 18 January 2005 | list |
| (339385) 2005 BU$_2$ | 19 January 2005 | list |
| (341868) 2008 GU$_1$ | 4 April 2008 | list |
| (343399) 2010 CE$_{170}$ | 14 February 2004 | list |
| (344595) 2003 CN$_{11}$ | 5 February 2003 | list |
| (344830) 2004 FE$_{18}$ | 25 March 2004 | list |
| (346391) 2008 SV$_{84}$ | 28 September 2008 | list |
| (347901) 2002 VD$_5$ | 4 November 2002 | list |
| (347932) 2003 FW$_4$ | 25 March 2003 | list |
| (348172) 2004 MY$_7$ | 29 June 2004 | list |
| (349766) 2009 AH$_{43}$ | 7 January 2009 | list |
| (350968) 2003 CH$_{14}$ | 6 February 2003 | list |
| (351235) 2004 PW$_{92}$ | 11 August 2004 | list |
| (351677) 2006 AM$_{78}$ | 11 January 2006 | list |
| (354835) 2005 YB | 19 December 2005 | list |
| (359771) 2011 UV$_{127}$ | 1 September 2006 | list |
| (361139) 2006 HN$_{57}$ | 29 April 2006 | list |
| 364166 Trebek | 1 May 2006 | list |
| (364819) 2008 CB$_2$ | 2 February 2008 | list |
| (371789) 2007 OE$_3$ | 21 July 2007 | list |
| (372232) 2008 UR$_{91}$ | 28 October 2008 | list |
| (373986) 2004 AK | 11 January 2004 | list |
| (374404) 2005 WM | 20 November 2005 | list |
| (377081) 2002 VA$_1$ | 3 November 2002 | list |
| (378266) 2007 ED$_{10}$ | 10 March 2007 | list |
| (378370) 2007 ON$_5$ | 24 July 2007 | list |
| (378918) 2008 UQ$_{91}$ | 28 October 2008 | list |
| (380522) 2004 GK | 10 April 2004 | list |
| (382979) 2005 BK$_{14}$ | 20 January 2005 | list |
| (383620) 2007 NG$_3$ | 13 July 2007 | list |
| (386087) 2007 OD$_3$ | 21 July 2007 | list |
| (387730) 2003 FF$_{42}$ | 31 March 2003 | list |
| (388018) 2005 SA$_{26}$ | 29 September 2005 | list |
| (391766) 2008 FA | 19 March 2008 | list |
| (391796) 2008 RH$_{78}$ | 10 September 2008 | list |
| (394428) 2007 KA | 16 May 2007 | list |
| (400291) 2007 TS$_{69}$ | 14 October 2007 | list |
| (405301) 2003 UH$_5$ | 18 October 2003 | list |
| 410817 Zaffino | 19 June 2009 | list |
| (413647) 2005 VS$_7$ | 12 November 2005 | list |
| 416273 Glennsnyder | 8 April 2003 | list |
| 416583 Jacereece | 8 May 2004 | list |
| (417020) 2005 UX$_{64}$ | 29 October 2005 | list |
| (417380) 2006 HM$_{57}$ | 29 April 2006 | list |
| (423163) 2004 FD$_{18}$ | 25 March 2004 | list |
| (427688) 2004 ET | 13 March 2004 | list |
| (427928) 2005 VQ$_1$ | 4 November 2005 | list |
| (427939) 2005 WG | 19 November 2005 | list |
| (428067) 2006 GM$_3$ | 7 April 2006 | list |
| (431625) 2007 WX3 | 18 November 2007 | list |
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| (434491) 2005 SZ$_{25}$ | 29 September 2005 | list |
| (447078) 2004 TF$_8$ | 4 October 2004 | list |
| (447286) 2005 WA$_2$ | 22 November 2005 | list |
| (457275) 2008 RK$_{78}$ | 10 September 2008 | list |
| (481388) 2006 RD$_1$ | 6 September 2006 | list |
| (483592) 2004 MY$_3$ | 22 June 2004* | list |
| (497011) 2003 BA$_{82}$ | 27 January 2003 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: $^A$ A. Grigsby |

## Outreach

Young taught an astronomy extension course for the University of California, Riverside in 1969 and 1970 specifically for high school and junior college teachers and educators.
Young frequently lectures about his work to youth, school, civic, and church groups around the western USA. In 2006 he attended the International Astronomical Union's (IAU) General Assembly 2006 in Prague, Czech Republic. Young gave a presentation on his activities taking astrometric observations of NEOs and comets at Table Mountain Observatory in the S236 Symposium on August 14. Young, and his wife Karen (a HS Science and Math teacher), hold annual star-parties for their local communities as an Outreach Program. The 13th annual event, was held on October 15, 2010. The event was attended by approximately 80 people, with many school children, parents, and Boy Scouts present. With six telescopes, many from members of the High Desert Astronomical Society (HiDAS), participants viewed the moon, and later when the clouds cleared in the east, a shadow transit of Io across Jupiter's cloud surface was seen.
Mr. Young spoke at the Imiloa Astronomy Center in Hilo, Hawaii on December 23, 2010. Young's presentation, entitled "The First Asteroid Discovery to Near-Earth Hazards" featured Scott Manley's visualization titled, '1980-2010 Asteroid Discoveries', a six-minute version (made especially for this presentation, with a re-mix of the music "Transgenic" from Trifonic Music, LLC). Still in Hilo, Mr. Young also gave an evening fireside at the Hilo Stake Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, entitled, "The Creation as Viewed by an Astronomer". This same fireside was given in Dallas, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Medina, Ohio in May, 2011.
On the afternoon of June 5, Young held a viewing of the Venus transit from Wrightwood, California for the local community. Mr. Young's 6-inch telescope was used with a solar filter for the 80-100 people who attended, as well as photography to record the event with a 2000mm telephoto lens.

## Honors

The Florian asteroid 2874 Jim Young, discovered by Edward Bowell in 1982, was named in his honor.

## Memberships and affiliations

| Type | Organization |
| Full Member | American Astronomical Society (AAS) |

## Asteroid meanings

List of named minor planet and their meanings :
| Minor planet | Named for | Description | Ref |
| 78577 JPL | Jet Propulsion Laboratory | Named for the NASA facility where Young was employed from 1962 to 2009. | MPC |
| 84882 Table Mountain | Table Mountain Obs. | Named for Young's actual work place Table Mountain Observatory, near Wrightwood, California. | MPC |
| 90525 Karijanberg | Karen Young Richard and Janet Halberg | Named for Young's wife, Karen (1953-) and her parents, Richard (1928–1978) and Janet (1932–1997). | MPC |
| 95939 Thagnesland | Thaddeus and Agnes Vreeland | Named for Young's maternal grandparents, Thaddeus (1866–1921) and Agnes (1877–1961) Vreeland. | MPC |
| 114239 Bermarmi | Bernard, Mary and Michael Young | Named for Young's parents, Bernard (1911–1988) and Mary (1912–1996), and well as his brother, Michael (1937-). | MPC |
| 115312 Whither | Whitney and Heather Young | Named for Whitney and Heather Young, granddaughters of James Young; two children of son, Jeffrey. | MPC |
| 115477 Brantanica | grandchildren | Named for Brandon, Brittany and Monica, grandchildren of James Young, and the three children of daughter, Jennifer. | MPC |
| 115891 Scottmichael | grandchildren | Named for Scott and Michael, grandchildren of James Young, two children of son, Jeffrey. | MPC |
| 116446 McDermid | Stuart McDermid | Named for Stuart McDermid (1952-), a JPL Science Division senior research scientist responsible for development of the LIDAR facility at Table Mountain Observatory for atmospheric analysis studies. | MPC |
| 116903 Jeromeapt | Jerome Apt | Named for Jerome (Jay) Apt (1949-), Former director of JPL's Table Mountain Observatory, retired NASA astronaut who flew 4 missions on the International Space Station, and currently a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | MPC |
| 120038 Franlainsher | Frances and Elaine Fisher | Named for Young's first wife, Frances (1944-) and her sister, Elaine (1947-) Fisher. | MPC |
| 120174 Jeffjenny | Jeffrey and Jennifer Young | Named for Young's first children (with Frances), Jeffrey (1966-) (1967-). | MPC |
| 128297 Ashlevi | Ashlie Philpott Levi Lemley | Named for Ashlie Philpott and Levi Lemley, grandchildren of James Young, and children of daughter, Eileen. | MPC |
| 133280 Bryleen | Bryan and Eileen Young | Named for Young's children (with Karen), Bryan (1976-) and Eileen (1979-). | MPC |
| 133527 Fredearly | Frederick and Pearl Young | Named for Young's paternal grandparents, Frederick (1889–1974) and Pearl Young (1888–1958). | MPC |
| 142084 Jamesdaniel | James and Daniel Sealy | Named for James (1951–1978) and Daniel (1957-), the two sons of Bob and Hazel Sealy. | MPC |
| 144692 Katemary | Katelyn Young | Named for Young's granddaughter, Katelyn Anne Marie Young (b. 1999), the daughter of Jim's son, Bryan. | MPC |
| 147397 Bobhazel | Bob and Hazel Sealy | Named for Bob (1927–2002) and Hazel (1930-2020) Sealy, longtime residents of Seaside, Oregon. The Sealy family were, in part, very instrumental in Jim Young's long astronomy career starting from Jim's annual summer vacations in Seaside. Bob Sealy was an amateur astronomer, and started the Seaside Amateur Astronomer's Society, as well as taught astronomy classes at Clatsop Community College in Astoria, Oregon. Hazel Sealy was very active in the Miss Oregon Pageant in the 1950s and 60s, and still is an active member of local community affairs. James Sealy tragically lost his life in a boating accident in the ocean waters just outside Seaside on July 8, 1978. Daniel is an amateur astronomer, ham radio operator, and community member while residing in Astoria, Oregon, along with his wife and two children. | MPC |
| 150035 Williamson | Bruce Williamson | Named for Bruce Williamson (1953-), machinist at the Table Mountain Facility. | MPC |
| 158899 Malloryvale | Mallory Vale | Named for Mallory Vale (1986-), a 2004 summer student at Table Mountain Observatory, who will be graduating from Northern Arizona University with a BS degree in astronomy in the Spring of 2009. | MPC |
| 163626 Glatfelter | Pam Glatfelter | Named for Pam Glatfelter (1955-), the operational site manager for the Table Mountain Facility. | MPC |
| 185641 Judd | Michele Judd | Named for Michele Judd (1965-), a Senior Engineer of JPL's Science Division who left JPL in 2008 to become the Managing Director of the Keck Institute for Space Studies at Caltech. | MPC |
| 198110 Heathrhoades | Heath Rhoades | Named for Heath Rhoades (1972-), the telescope computer network administrator and programmer at Table Mountain Observatory. | MPC |
| 201777 Deronda | Deronda Mayes | Named for Deronda Mayes (1957-), assistant astronomer at Table Mountain Observatory. | MPC |
| 221019 Raine | Raine Krecic | Named for Raine Ann Krecic (2011-), granddaughter of James Young, and child of daughter, Eileen. | MPC |
| 313892 Furnish | James F. Furnish | Named for James F. Furnish (1950–2021), a commercial fisherman and owner of the Hylah Ruth of Astoria, Oregon. He fished from California to Alaska, and the Columbia River for fish, crab, and a digger of razor clams. Furnish was actively involved with community government and school issues in Gearhart, Oregon, USA. | MPC |