Timothy B. Spahr
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Timothy Bruce Spahr (born 1970) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.[2]
From 2000–2014 he worked at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Minor Planet Center. From September 2006 to December 2014 he was the director of Minor Planet Center. He is a co-discoverer of Callirrhoe, a moon of Jupiter, and of Albiorix, a moon of Saturn. He also discovered two periodic comets: 171P/Spahr and P/1998 U4. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 58 minor planets.[1]
Dr. Spahr is currently the CEO of NEO Sciences LLC, a consulting firm specializing in characterization of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) including PHAs (Potentially Hazardous Asteroids), Asteroid and Comet science, and planetary defense coordination. Dr. Spahr is the manager of the UN-sanctioned International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) and also serves on the advisory council of The Planetary Society where he is the administrator of the Shoemaker NEO Grant program.
The Florian asteroid 2975 Spahr was named after him.[2]
List of discovered minor planets[edit]
| 6534 Carriepeterson | 24 February 1995 | list |
| (7200) 1994 NO | 8 July 1994 | list |
| 7476 Ogilsbie | 14 April 1993 | list |
| 7605 Cindygraber | 21 September 1995 | list |
| (7783) 1994 JD | 4 May 1994 | list |
| 7784 Watterson | 5 August 1994 | list |
| 7835 Myroncope | 16 June 1993 | list |
| 7885 Levine | 17 May 1993 | list |
| (8404) 1995 AN | 1 January 1995 | list |
| (8563) 1995 US | 19 October 1995 | list |
| (8893) 1995 KZ | 23 May 1995 | list |
| (9772) 1993 MB | 16 June 1993 | list |
| (9799) 1996 RJ | 8 September 1996 | list |
| (10187) 1996 JV | 12 May 1996 | list |
| (10862) 1995 QE2 | 26 August 1995 | list |
| 11596 Francetic | 26 May 1995 | list |
| 12008 Kandrup | 11 October 1996 | list |
| (12404) 1995 QW3 | 31 August 1995 | list |
| (13155) 1995 SB1 | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (13617) 1994 YA2 | 29 December 1994 | list |
| (14472) 1993 SQ14 | 22 September 1993 | list |
| (16708) 1995 SP1 | 21 September 1995 | list |
| 17601 Sheldonschafer | 19 September 1995 | list |
| 17602 Dr. G. | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (17609) 1995 UR | 18 October 1995 | list |
| (17633) 1996 JU | 11 May 1996 | list |
| (17644) 1996 TW8 | 10 October 1996 | list |
| (18513) 1996 TS5 | 7 October 1996 | list |
| (21228) 1995 SC | 20 September 1995 | list |
| (21268) 1996 KL1 | 22 May 1996 | list |
| 22449 Ottijeff | 1 November 1996 | list |
| 24827 Maryphil | 2 September 1995 | list |
| (26167) 1995 SA1 | 18 September 1995 | list |
| (30980) 1995 QU3 | 31 August 1995 | list |
| (30981) 1995 SJ4 | 25 September 1995 | list |
| (32859) 1993 EL | 15 March 1993 | list |
| (32896) 1994 NM2 | 12 July 1994 | list |
| (37652) 1994 JS1 | 4 May 1994 | list [A] |
| (37721) 1996 TX8 | 10 October 1996 | list |
| (39646) 1995 SK4 | 26 September 1995 | list |
| (43891) 1995 SQ1 | 21 September 1995 | list |
| (46678) 1996 TZ8 | 12 October 1996 | list |
| (48717) 1996 RR5 | 15 September 1996 | list |
| (52471) 1995 SG4 | 26 September 1995 | list |
| (52529) 1996 RQ | 7 September 1996 | list |
| 58373 Albertoalonso | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (65813) 1996 TT5 | 7 October 1996 | list |
| (69405) 1995 SW48 | 30 September 1995 | list |
| (69410) 1995 UB3 | 23 October 1995 | list |
| (73762) 1994 LS | 3 June 1994 | list |
| (85332) 1995 SH4 | 29 September 1995 | list |
| 96268 Tomcarr | 20 September 1995 | list |
| (134372) 1995 SB4 | 25 September 1995 | list |
| (136704) 1995 TW | 13 October 1995 | list |
| (174368) 2002 UR9 | 29 October 2002 | list |
| (178338) 1995 UT6 | 19 October 1995 | list |
| (189796) 2002 GL2 | 7 April 2002 | list |
| (207975) 1996 TY8 | 12 October 1996 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: A C. W. Hergenrother | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. September 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2975) Spahr". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2975) Spahr. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 245. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2976. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
External links[edit]
- An interview to Timothy Spahr (Minor Planet Center)
- Old equipment finds big asteroid nearby (asteroid: 1996 JA1)
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