Tom Stafford (astronomer)
| Asteroids discovered: 40[1] | |
|---|---|
| 12061 Alena | March 21, 1998 |
| 12533 Edmond | June 2, 1998 |
| (13324) 1998 SK2 | September 18, 1998 |
| 13436 Enid | November 17, 1999 |
| 13688 Oklahoma | September 9, 1997 |
| (14165) 1998 UZ | October 19, 1998 |
| (15162) 2000 GN2 | April 5, 2000 |
| 15904 Halstead | September 29, 1997 |
| (16820) 1997 VA3 | November 6, 1997 |
| (18033) 1999 NR4 | July 14, 1999 |
| (19632) 1999 RP39 | September 13, 1999 |
| (22825) 1999 RO39 | September 13, 1999 |
| (23201) 2000 SJ42 | September 27, 2000 |
| (24095) 1999 VN | November 2, 1999 |
| (24107) 1999 VS19 | November 12, 1999 |
| (25357) 1999 TM | October 1, 1999 |
| (27085) 1998 UA1 | October 19, 1998 |
| (27219) 1999 EL | March 9, 1999 |
| (29822) 1999 DS2 | February 19, 1999 |
| (31246) 1998 DZ12 | February 24, 1998 |
| (33431) 1999 EK | March 9, 1999 |
| (39808) 1997 WQ25 | November 25, 1997 |
| (39842) 1998 BV25 | January 29, 1998 |
| (40171) 1998 RS | September 11, 1998 |
| (44474) 1998 WE | November 16, 1998 |
| (44478) 1998 WK6 | November 23, 1998 |
| (44886) 1999 VF1 | November 4, 1999 |
| (44903) 1999 VR19 | November 12, 1999 |
| (47030) 1998 VG32 | November 12, 1998 |
| (49297) 1998 VY4 | November 11, 1998 |
| (58584) 1997 SE11 | September 29, 1997 |
| (65889) 1998 BB4 | January 23, 1998 |
| (68009) 2000 YD4 | December 21, 2000 |
| (70426) 1999 TN | October 1, 1999 |
| (70733) 1999 VV6 | November 8, 1999 |
| (74791) 1999 SW6 | September 30, 1999 |
| (80249) 1999 WB9 | November 30, 1999 |
| (91906) 1999 VE24 | November 15, 1999 |
| (100640) 1997 VY3 | November 7, 1997 |
| (103576) 2000 CG1 | February 4, 2000 |
Tom Stafford is an American astronomer who has discovered a number of asteroids since 1997,[1] including 12061 Alena,[2] 12533 Edmond,[3] 13436 Enid,[4] 13688 Oklahoma[5] and 15904 Halstead[6] at Zeno Observatory (observatory code 727) in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is the son of Joseph W. Stafford and Alena Ruth Robbins, both now deceased, and has a sister, Susan Halstead.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser:12061 Alena". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 12533 Edmond". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13436 Enid". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13688 Oklahoma". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 15904 Halstead". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Ruth Stafford". Obituaries, Enid News, Oklahoma. February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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