Carl W. Hergenrother
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Carl William Hergenrother (born 1973) is an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets.[2][3]
As credited by the Minor Planet Center, he has discovered and co-discovered 32 numbered asteroids at the Bigelow Sky Survey during 1993–1999.[1] He has also discovered a number of comets including the long-period comet, C/1996 R1 (Hergenrother-Spahr), and three periodic comets, 168P/Hergenrother, 175P/Hergenrother and P/1999 V1 (Catalina). He is also a member of the science and operations team of the 2016-launched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, a sample return mission to study near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu.[2]
The outer main-belt asteroid 3099 Hergenrother was named in his honor on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27124).[3][4]
List of discovered minor planets
| 6533 Giuseppina | 24 February 1995 | list |
| 6613 Williamcarl | 2 June 1994 | list |
| 7488 Robertpaul | 27 May 1995 | list |
| 7489 Oribe | 26 June 1995 | list |
| 7707 Yes | 17 April 1993 | list |
| 7887 Bratfest | 18 September 1993 | list |
| 7959 Alysecherri | 2 August 1994 | list |
| 8109 Danielwilliam | 25 February 1995 | list |
| 8711 Lukeasher | 5 June 1994 | list |
| (10571) 1994 LA1 | 5 June 1994 | list |
| 12396 Amyphillips | 24 February 1995 | list |
| 12789 Salvadoraguirre | 14 October 1995 | list |
| (13186) 1996 UM | 18 October 1996 | list |
| (16712) 1995 SW29 | 30 September 1995 | list |
| (24888) 1996 XS23 | 8 December 1996 | list |
| (26916) 1996 RR2 | 13 September 1996 | list |
| (32925) 1995 KF | 24 May 1995 | list |
| (35285) 1996 TR5 | 6 October 1996 | list |
| (37652) 1994 JS1 | 4 May 1994 | list [A] |
| (37744) 1996 XU14 | 8 December 1996 | list |
| (39642) 1995 KO1 | 26 May 1995 | list |
| 44192 Paulguttman | 18 June 1998 | list |
| 55844 Bičák | 12 September 1996 | list |
| (69406) 1995 SX48 | 30 September 1995 | list |
| (85316) 1995 BA4 | 28 January 1995 | list [B] |
| (85343) 1995 SX53 | 30 September 1995 | list |
| (118231) 1996 XQ18 | 8 December 1996 | list |
| 121725 Aphidas | 13 December 1999 | list |
| (173176) 1997 KO | 29 May 1997 | list |
| (306387) 1994 GR8 | 5 April 1994 | list [B] |
| (350455) 1997 SB5 | 27 September 1997 | list |
| (369982) 1998 BL10 | 20 January 1998 | list |
| (542599) 2013 FD18 | 20 January 2013 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: A T. B. Spahr B S. M. Larson | ||
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Get to Know a Staff Scientist: Carl Hergenrother". Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3099) Hergenrother". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3099) Hergenrother. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 255. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3100. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links
- Beyond Pluto: exploring the outer limits of the solar system, John Keith Davies, Cambridge University Press
- Get to Know a Staff Scientist: Carl Hergenrother, Lunar & Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona