 In 1973, he received the Jefferson Award for Greatest Public Service Benefiting the Disadvantaged, and in 1992 the "Pacem in Terris" Award, a Catholic award meant to honor "achievements in peace and justice".In 2006, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger inducted Chavez into the California Hall of Fame.Asteroid 6982 Cesarchavez, discovered by Eleanor Helin at Palomar Observatory in 1993, was named in his memory; the official was published by the Minor Planet Center on August 27, 2019 ().