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
Mel Rees out. Former team mate Kevin Gage later recalled the moment, stating: Rees died at the end of the following month, aged 26. The 'Mel Rees Tournament' is held every summer at the Sheffield United academy to raise money for St Luke's Hospice. Mel Rees Melvyn John Rees (25 January 1967 – 30 May 1993) was a Welsh professional footballer who made 75 appearances in the Football League as a goalkeeper before he died from cancer at the age of 26. Rees was born in Cardiff, where he attended Fitzalan High School. During his time there, he was a member of