Brian A. Skiff
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Template:Use mdy dates 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
Skiff received his BS from Northern Arizona University in 1977[2] and has worked as an astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976.[3]
Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered minor planets,[1] including Template:LoMP, a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter.[4] Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid Template:Mpl in May 2004.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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. 6834Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".).[6]
Skiff received the Texas Star Party’s Lone Star Gazer Award in 1986.[7]
List of discovered minor planets
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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 <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>A .[1]
| 2525 O'Steen | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 2557 Putnam | 26 September 1981 | Template:LoMP<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| 2588 Flavia | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 2864 Soderblom | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 2881 Meiden | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 3140 Stellafane | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 3153 Lincoln | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3154 Grant | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3155 Lee | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3256 Daguerre | 26 September 1981 | Template:LoMP<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| 3325 TARDIS | 3 May 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3434 Hurless | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 3505 Byrd | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 3617 Eicher | 2 June 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3637 O'Meara | 23 October 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3684 Berry | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 3706 Sinnott | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 3807 Pagels | 26 September 1981 | Template:LoMP<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| 3819 Robinson | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 3841 Dicicco | 4 November 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 3872 Akirafujii | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 4078 Polakis | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 4147 Lennon | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 4149 Harrison | 9 March 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 4150 Starr | 31 August 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 4193 Salanave | 26 September 1981 | Template:LoMP<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] |
| 4201 Orosz | 3 May 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 4336 Jasniewicz | 31 August 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 4690 Strasbourg | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 4692 SIMBAD | 4 November 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 4932 Texstapa | 9 March 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 5460 Tsénaat'a'í | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 5945 Roachapproach | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 6083 Janeirabloom | 25 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 6115 Martinduncan | 25 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 6173 Jimwestphal | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 6229 Tursachan | 4 November 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 6370 Malpais | 9 March 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 6690 Messick | 25 September 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 7393 Luginbuhl | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 7863 Turnbull | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 8147 Colemanhawkins | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 8994 Kashkashian | 6 November 1980 | Template:LoMP |
| 10039 Keet Seel | 2 June 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 10715 Nagler | 11 September 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 11823 Christen | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 11831 Chaple | 28 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| 13001 Woodney | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| 13006 Schwaar | 12 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| 13487 Novosyadlyj | 2 November 1981 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 30 October 1997 | Template:LoMP |
| 29127 Karnath | 24 March 1985 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 25 September 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 9 January 1983 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 27 October 1997 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 30 October 1997 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 30 October 1997 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 26 January 1984 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 25 October 1997 | Template:LoMP |
| Template:Mp | 25 October 1997 | Template:LoMP |
See also
Works
Skiff has published 122 refereed papers on astronomy.[8] His most cited paper is:
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He is also the author of two books:
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References
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