11438 Zeldovich
Discovered 1973 Aug. 29 by T. M. Smirnova at the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory.
Russian theoretical physicist Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich (1914—1987) was the author of classic works on nuclear physics, the physics of combustion and explosion, astrophysics and cosmology. The name was suggested by the Institute of Applied Astronomy. Zeldovich was awarded the Bruce Medal for 1983.