4587 Rees are credited with the discovery of . This minor planet was named after Martin Rees (born 1942), a much awarded English cosmologist and astrophysicist who has studied the galactic evolution. Rees became Astronomer Royal and President of the Royal Society in 1995 and 2005, respectively. He is also the director of the Institute of Astronomy and a professor of astronomy at the University of Cambridge. The asteroid's name was proposed by Jan Oort, and the was published by the Minor Planet Center on 28 April 1991 (). "Rees" is an assumed, stony S-type asteroid. Other sources published by EARN assume
Raymond F. Rees for 18 months, and managed his family's farm. From November, 1986 to May, 1987 he was commander of the 116th Armored Cavalry Regiment and was promoted to colonel. In May, 1987 Rees was appointed Adjutant General of Oregon, by then Governor Neil Goldschmidt, the first of four times Rees has served in this position. He served until June 1991 and was promoted to brigadier general in 1988 and major general in 1990. From July, 1991 to August, 1992 Rees served as Director of the Army National Guard, succeeding Donald Burdick. In September, 1992 he was appointed vice chief of the