Frank B. Zoltowski

Frank B. Zoltowski (born 1957) is an Australian amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets who lives in Woomera, South Australia. In 1998, he was awarded a "Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant" for improved near-Earth object searches.[2][3]

Frank B. Zoltowski
Born1957
Pennsylvania
Years active1997-2003
Known fordiscovery of minor planets
Parent(s)Frank Zoltowski, Constance Zoltowski
Minor planets discovered: 228 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Zoltowski conducts these searches from his home with a charge-coupled device camera.[2] He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He authored CCDTRACK, a computer program that auto-guides electronically controlled telescopes by tracking a user-selected celestial object.

He is mentioned in NASA's asteroid tracking database as an observer for asteroid (285263) 1998 QE2.[4] Astronomers at the Minor Planet Center used Zoltowski's work to work out an estimated approach distance for (137108) 1999 AN10 of 56,500 kilometers, and a closest approach date of Aug 7, 2027.[5] It was thought to potentially crash into Earth.[6][7][8]

The main-belt asteroid 18292 Zoltowski, discovered at the George R. Agassiz Station of the Harvard College Observatory in 1977, was named in his honor.[3] The naming citation was published on 9 May 2001 (M.P.C. 42676).[9]

List of discovered minor planets

Frank Zoltowski is credited by the Minor Planet Center for the discovery of 228 numbered minor planets between 1997 and 2003.[1]

important; height: 324px;
8430 Florey25 December 1997list
10203 Flinders1 August 1997list
11150 Bragg21 December 1997list
11195 Woomera15 January 1999list
11212 Tebbutt18 April 1999list
11356 Chuckjones18 December 1997list
12102 Piazzolla5 May 1998list
(12103) 1998 KL19 May 1998list
(12495) 1998 FJ18 March 1998list
(12518) 1998 HM5227 April 1998list
(12543) 1998 QM523 August 1998list
(12899) 1998 RN131 September 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(12922) 1998 WW1927 November 1998list
(13296) 1998 RV11 September 1998list
(13742) 1998 SX2223 September 1998list
(13776) 1998 UK119 October 1998list
(14169) 1998 UZ2425 October 1998list
(14204) 1999 AM2012 January 1999list
(14530) 1997 PR1 August 1997list
(14536) 1997 RY23 September 1997list
(14557) 1997 VG815 November 1997list
(14592) 1998 SV2220 September 1998list
(14991) 1997 UV1431 October 1997list
(15043) 1998 XW911 December 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(15383) 1997 SE321 September 1997list
(15410) 1997 YZ19 December 1997list
(15475) 1999 BQ1424 January 1999list
(15936) 1997 YM422 December 1997list
(16916) 1998 FM1527 March 1998list
(16963) 1998 RE212 September 1998list
(17227) 2000 CW8011 February 2000list
(17708) 1997 WB18 November 1997list
(17750) 1998 DZ118 February 1998list
(17775) 1998 FH18 March 1998list
(17828) 1998 HK822 April 1998list
(17854) 1998 JC45 May 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(17916) 1999 GZ310 April 1999list
(18600) 1998 BK1024 January 1998list
(18757) 1999 HT18 April 1999list
(19375) 1998 AB56 January 1998list
(19387) 1998 DA218 February 1998list
(19404) 1998 FO524 March 1998list
(19471) 1998 HK5225 April 1998list
(19472) 1998 HL5227 April 1998list
(19505) 1998 MC16 June 1998list
(19566) 1999 KO623 May 1999list
(19579) 1999 MB123 June 1999list
(20319) 1998 GK15 April 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(20365) 1998 KD524 May 1998list
(20398) 1998 NQ11 July 1998list
(20457) 1999 LX710 June 1999list
(20463) 1999 MC123 June 1999list
(20464) 1999 MD124 June 1999list
(20619) 1999 SB1030 September 1999list
(21442) 1998 GF14 April 1998list
(21567) 1998 RB21 September 1998list
(22620) 1998 KZ2623 May 1998list
(22634) 1998 MN722 June 1998list
(22636) 1998 MV1325 June 1998list
(22761) 1998 YH416 December 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(22770) 1999 BR1424 January 1999list
(23740) 1998 KP325 May 1998list
(23793) 1998 QK2623 August 1998list
(23846) 1998 RF1 September 1998list
(24958) 1997 SS3128 September 1997list
(25008) 1998 PL8 August 1998list
(25009) 1998 PG115 August 1998list
(25028) 1998 QL2625 August 1998list
(25839) 2000 ES5011 March 2000list
(26226) 1998 GJ14 April 1998list
(26280) 1998 SW2220 September 1998list
(26354) 1998 YJ416 December 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(26980) 1997 UQ1029 October 1997list
(26983) 1997 VA1 November 1997list
(27124) 1998 WA2029 November 1998list
(27166) 1999 AN2012 January 1999list
(27183) 1999 CF410 February 1999list
(28029) 1998 DW920 February 1998list
(28363) 1999 GN614 April 1999list
(28372) 1999 HU18 April 1999list
(29495) 1997 WU727 November 1997list
(29739) 1999 BM916 January 1999list
(29751) 1999 CE49 February 1999list
(29752) 1999 CG410 February 1999list
important; height: 324px;
(29831) 1999 EV413 March 1999list
(31350) 1998 SF217 September 1998list
(31606) 1999 GX413 April 1999list
(31668) 1999 JX36 May 1999list
(33099) 1997 YN827 December 1997list
(33178) 1998 FL1527 March 1998list
(33211) 1998 FG7430 March 1998list
(33286) 1998 KA16 May 1998list
(33321) 1998 QL17 August 1998list
(33533) 1999 HV319 April 1999list
(33712) 1999 LE1910 June 1999list
(35480) 1998 FN524 March 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(35485) 1998 FZ1424 March 1998list
(35562) 1998 GL15 April 1998list
(35622) 1998 JF45 May 1998list
(35729) 1999 GZ413 April 1999list
(35758) 1999 HE16 April 1999list
(35759) 1999 HQ17 April 1999list
(37819) 1998 BE520 January 1998list
(37936) 1998 GH14 April 1998list
(38209) 1999 NE4 July 1999list
(38444) 1999 SY929 September 1999list
(39889) 1998 FG17 March 1998list
(40027) 1998 JH415 May 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(40100) 1998 PV12 August 1998list
(40105) 1998 QL417 August 1998list
(40170) 1998 RK1 September 1998list
(42617) 1998 FJ120 March 1998list
(44168) 1998 JJ415 May 1998list
(44198) 1998 MP2425 June 1998list
(44308) 1998 RG1 September 1998list
(44486) 1998 WZ1929 November 1998list
(46847) 1998 QM2625 August 1998list
(46918) 1998 SC16 September 1998list
(48783) 1997 SR20 September 1997list
(48787) 1997 SY426 September 1997list
important; height: 324px;
(48833) 1997 YA524 December 1997list
(48899) 1998 MM717 June 1998list
(48930) 1998 PW14 August 1998list
(48937) 1998 QN421 August 1998list
(49039) 1998 RH1 September 1998list
(49042) 1998 RD212 September 1998list
(49271) 1998 UG1520 October 1998list
(51280) 2000 KG424 May 2000list
(52614) 1997 UP1029 October 1997list
(52618) 1997 VP24 November 1997list
(52759) 1998 MW1325 June 1998list
(52771) 1998 PX14 August 1998list
important; height: 324px;
(53144) 1999 BN922 January 1999list
(55867) 1997 RX23 September 1997list
(55882) 1997 WY120 November 1997list
(55899) 1998 BJ1024 January 1998list
(56044) 1998 XU1715 December 1998list
(56218) 1999 HP426 April 1999list
(56278) 1999 KB16 May 1999list
(58936) 1998 PJ113 August 1998list
(59422) 1999 GD412 April 1999list
(59423) 1999 GE412 April 1999list
(59471) 1999 HP17 April 1999list
(59758) 1999 MH18 June 1999list
important; height: 324px;
(59761) 1999 MZ23 June 1999list
(60531) 2000 EF509 March 2000list
(65958) 1998 GG14 April 1998list
(66001) 1998 OG117 July 1998list
(66279) 1999 JK1112 May 1999list
(69761) 1998 QM421 August 1998list
(69844) 1998 SY2223 September 1998list
(70057) 1999 JJ1112 May 1999list
(70122) 1999 MX22 June 1999list
(70123) 1999 ME124 June 1999list
(70124) 1999 NY10 July 1999list
(70220) 1999 RF4413 September 1999list
important; height: 324px;
(70430) 1999 TM22 October 1999list
(70432) 1999 TO33 October 1999list
(71551) 2000 DW627 February 2000list
(73992) 1998 FK120 March 1998list
(74019) 1998 GY2 April 1998list
(74026) 1998 HL822 April 1998list
(74069) 1998 MO722 June 1998list
(74078) 1998 NP3 July 1998list
(74079) 1998 NS11 July 1998list
(74121) 1998 QT5328 August 1998list
(74362) 1998 WY1929 November 1998list
(74534) 1999 JA1 May 1999list
important; height: 324px;
(75850) 2000 CC2 February 2000list
(77958) 2002 HR1021 April 2002list
(79517) 1998 MD16 June 1998list
(79518) 1998 MF316 June 1998list
(80084) 1999 KN623 May 1999list
(80692) 2000 CD2 February 2000list
(84778) 2002 XP5910 December 2002list
(85481) 1997 OG127 July 1997list
(85647) 1998 PZ14 August 1998list
(85675) 1998 RC23 September 1998list
(85971) 1999 GW515 April 1999list
(90921) 1997 QP422 August 1997list
important; height: 324px;
(91112) 1998 HJ5225 April 1998list
(91401) 1999 MY22 June 1999list
(91402) 1999 NW9 July 1999list
(92489) 2000 MK24 June 2000list
(96436) 1998 FS7228 March 1998list
(96722) 1999 LO410 June 1999list
(99916) 1998 AA53 January 1998list
(100898) 1998 JG415 May 1998list
(101494) 1998 XD38 December 1998list
(101859) 1999 LA2 June 1999list
(104766) 2000 HG2429 April 2000list
(112050) 2002 JF97 May 2002list
important; height: 324px;
(114299) 2002 XL379 December 2002list
(114392) 2002 YK731 December 2002list
(118367) 1999 GC412 April 1999list
(120853) 1998 QK417 August 1998list
(121122) 1999 HW321 April 1999list
(121233) 1999 RU3610 September 1999list
(121853) 2000 CT343 February 2000list
(129770) 1999 HV18 April 1999list
(129812) 1999 MA123 June 1999list
(130611) 2000 SP2326 September 2000list
(137241) 1999 RV3611 September 1999list
(138118) 2000 EA41 March 2000list
important; height: 324px;
(138142) 2000 EE509 March 2000list
(145989) 2000 BL1530 January 2000list
(150179) 1998 FN1527 March 1998list
(152757) 1999 JL1112 May 1999list
(164767) 1998 YK418 December 1998list
(175739) 1998 JL45 May 1998list
(175741) 1998 MQ2426 June 1998list
(176996) 2003 AW165 January 2003list
(182133) 2000 SO2326 September 2000list
(192630) 1999 LL5 June 1999list
(200154) 1998 RJ1 September 1998list
(210510) 1998 NR11 July 1998list
important;
(216924) 1998 QV5326 August 1998list
(217231) 2003 BY4631 January 2003list
(234069) 1999 OA16 July 1999list
(234144) 2000 ET5011 March 2000list
(234714) 2002 JX6711 May 2002list
(257573) 1999 CH410 February 1999list
(257848) 2000 MJ24 June 2000list
(259171) 2003 AB1 January 2003list
(269858) 2000 EB44 March 2000list
(285280) 1998 SF2824 September 1998list
(344573) 2003 AV165 January 2003list
(461350) 1998 PY14 August 1998list
(483407) 1999 SL|116 September 1999*list

See also

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 23 September 2016.
  2. "The 1998 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients". The Planetary Society. 1998. Archived from the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(18292) Zoltowski". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (18292) Zoltowski. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 851. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_9487. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
  4. "Asteroid 1998 QE2 some observations by F. B. Zoltowski". NASA.
  5. "Close shave with asteroid 1999 AN10". BBC.
  6. "World's end". New Scientist. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 6 May 2009.
  7. Arent, Lindsey. "Asteroid, Inbound, 2044 AD". Wired.
  8. "Planetary Society Grant Recipient Tracks Intriguing Near Earth Object". Science Daily.
  9. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
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