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Brian A. Skiff is an American astronomer noted for discovering numerous asteroids and a number of comets including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman–Skiff (with Jennifer Wiseman ) and 140P/Bowell–Skiff (with Edward Bowell ).
Biography
Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered minor planets ,[ 1] including (15398) 1997 UZ23 , a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter.[ 2] [ 3] Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid (434326) 2004 JG6 in May 2004. Skiff has worked as an Astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976.[ 4] He is also a volleyball player with the Mars Hill summer volleyball squad.
Awards and honors
The Florian main-belt asteroid 2554 Skiff was named in his honour.[ 5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 April 1982 (M.P.C. 6834 ).[ 6]
List of discovered minor planets
Brian Skiff is credited with the discovery and co-discovery of 60 minor planets between 1981 and 1997. The co-discovery of 2557 Putnam , 3256 Daguerre , 3807 Pagels and 4193 Salanave he made in collaboration with Norman G. Thomas A .[ 1]
2525 O'Steen
2 November 1981
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2557 Putnam
26 September 1981
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2588 Flavia
2 November 1981
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2864 Soderblom
12 January 1983
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2881 Meiden
12 January 1983
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3140 Stellafane
9 January 1983
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3153 Lincoln
28 September 1984
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3154 Grant
28 September 1984
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3155 Lee
28 September 1984
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3256 Daguerre
26 September 1981
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4932 Texstapa
9 March 1984
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5460 Tsénaat'a'í
12 January 1983
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5945 Roachapproach
28 September 1984
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6083 Janeirabloom
25 September 1984
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6115 Martinduncan
25 September 1984
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6173 Jimwestphal
9 January 1983
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6229 Tursachan
4 November 1983
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6370 Malpais
9 March 1984
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6690 Messick
25 September 1981
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7393 Luginbuhl
28 September 1984
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7863 Turnbull
2 November 1981
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8147 Colemanhawkins
28 September 1984
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8994 Kashkashian
6 November 1980
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10039 Keet Seel
2 June 1984
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10715 Nagler
11 September 1983
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11823 Christen
2 November 1981
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(11831) 1984 SF3
28 September 1984
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13001 Woodney
2 November 1981
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13006 Schwaar
12 January 1983
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(13487) 1981 VN
2 November 1981
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(15398) 1997 UZ23
30 October 1997
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(29127) 1985 FF2
24 March 1985
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(30769) 1984 ST2
25 September 1984
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(43754) 1983 AA
9 January 1983
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(58621) 1997 UR23
27 October 1997
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(90947) 1997 UD24
30 October 1997
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(100634) 1997 UE24
30 October 1997
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(147952) 1984 BY3
26 January 1984
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(152649) 1997 UX22
25 October 1997
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(257528) 1997 UY22
25 October 1997
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See also
Works
Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects By Christian B. Luginbuhl, Brian A. Skiff
Long-term solar brightness changes estimated from a survey of Sun-like stars G. W. Lockwood, Brian A. Skiff, Sallie L. Baliunas & Richard R. Radick
References
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