6235 Burney is an asteroid that was discovered on November 14, 1987 by Seiji Ueda and Hiroshi Kaneda at Kushiro. It is named after Venetia Phair (née Burney) (1918–2009) who, as a girl of eleven, first suggested the name of "Pluto" for the dwarf planet (which at the time was considered a planet).
Famous quotes containing the word burney:
“O heavens! how short a time does it take to put an eternal end to a woman’s liberty!”
—Frances Burney (1752–1840)