Stephen P. Laurie

Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets,[1] although his profession is that of an actuary.[2] He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars[3] and discovered a supernova (SN 1997bq in NGC 3147) in 1997.[2][4]

Not to be confused with Steve Laurie.

Asteroids discovered: 50
7603 SalopiaJuly 25, 1995
9421 ViolillaDecember 24, 1995
9428 AngelalouiseFebruary 26, 1996
(10212) 1997 RA7September 3, 1997
10216 PopastroSeptember 22, 1997
(10383) 1996 SR7September 16, 1996
(11601) 1995 SE4September 28, 1995
11626 Church StrettonNovember 8, 1996
(12785) 1995 STSeptember 19, 1995
(12786) 1995 SUSeptember 19, 1995
(13152) 1995 QKAugust 19, 1995
(13687) 1997 RB7September 7, 1997
(16753) 1996 QS1August 21, 1996
(16771) 1996 UQ3October 19, 1996
(17660) 1996 VP6November 7, 1996
(20199) 1997 DRFebruary 28, 1997
(21281) 1996 TX14October 13, 1996
(22431) 1996 DY2February 28, 1996
(24828) 1995 SE1September 20, 1995
(26972) 1997 SM3September 21, 1997
(26981) 1997 UJ15October 25, 1997
(27902) 1996 RA5September 13, 1996
(27908) 1996 TX9October 4, 1996
(28015) 1997 YG9December 26, 1997
(31144) 1997 TM26October 7, 1997
(32930) 1995 SC4September 24, 1995
(37733) 1996 UD1October 16, 1996
(39663) 1995 WM1November 16, 1995
(39676) 1996 DQ1February 20, 1996
(39749) 1997 BW6January 28, 1997
(46690) 1997 AN23January 14, 1997
(48625) 1995 QFAugust 16, 1995
(48632) 1995 SV29September 29, 1995
(55825) 1995 SD4September 27, 1995
(55839) 1996 LH1June 13, 1996
(55846) 1996 RJ5September 15, 1996
(58367) 1995 QLAugust 19, 1995
(58403) 1995 WL1November 16, 1995
(58425) 1996 DR1February 20, 1996
(73818) 1995 WP1November 17, 1995
(73951) 1997 UK8October 21, 1997
(85369) 1996 DX2February 26, 1996
(90863) 1996 QR1August 17, 1996
(100323) 1995 OY1July 22, 1995
(100447) 1996 RB5September 14, 1996
(100458) 1996 TP3October 4, 1996
(129503) 1995 OZ1July 24, 1995
(129542) 1996 RK5September 15, 1996
(157813) 1995 WN1November 16, 1995
(160526) 1996 RZ4September 13, 1996

Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia (named after Shropshire),[5] 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton[6] — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon (observatory J17). Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.[2]

References
  1. Astronomical Data System
  2. Independent newspaper A small speck in the sky; but a giant find for insurance man (1997)
  3. "Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835+32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun" by I. Neill Reid, K. L. Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone , Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl5, Stephen E. Levine5, Alice K. B. Monet and David G. Monet The Astronomical Journal Volume 125 Number 1p. 354–358 doi:10.1086/344946
  4. Hermes newsletter Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (May 1997) p 2
  5. JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7603 Salopia
  6. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 24 May 2008.


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