Timothy B. Spahr

Timothy Bruce Spahr (born 1970) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 58 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

From 2000–2014 he worked at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Minor Planet Center. From September 2006 to December 2014 he was the director of Minor Planet Center. He is a co-discoverer of Callirrhoe, a moon of Jupiter, and of Albiorix, a moon of Saturn. He also discovered two periodic comets: 171P/Spahr and P/1998 U4. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 58 minor planets.[1]

Dr. Spahr is currently the CEO of NEO Sciences LLC, a consulting firm specializing in characterization of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) including PHAs (Potentially Hazardous Asteroids), Asteroid and Comet science, and planetary defense coordination. Dr. Spahr is the manager of the UN-sanctioned International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) and also serves on the advisory council of The Planetary Society where he is the administrator of the Shoemaker NEO Grant program.

The Florian asteroid 2975 Spahr was named after him.[2]

List of discovered minor planets
6534 Carriepeterson24 February 1995list
(7200) 1994 NO8 July 1994list
7476 Ogilsbie14 April 1993list
7605 Cindygraber21 September 1995list
(7783) 1994 JD4 May 1994list
7784 Watterson5 August 1994list
7835 Myroncope16 June 1993list
7885 Levine17 May 1993list
(8404) 1995 AN1 January 1995list
(8563) 1995 US19 October 1995list
(8893) 1995 KZ23 May 1995list
(9772) 1993 MB16 June 1993list
(9799) 1996 RJ8 September 1996list
(10187) 1996 JV12 May 1996list
(10862) 1995 QE226 August 1995list
11596 Francetic26 May 1995list
12008 Kandrup11 October 1996list
(12404) 1995 QW331 August 1995list
(13155) 1995 SB119 September 1995list
(13617) 1994 YA229 December 1994list
(14472) 1993 SQ1422 September 1993list
(16708) 1995 SP121 September 1995list
17601 Sheldonschafer19 September 1995list
17602 Dr. G.19 September 1995list
(17609) 1995 UR18 October 1995list
(17633) 1996 JU11 May 1996list
(17644) 1996 TW810 October 1996list
(18513) 1996 TS57 October 1996list
(21228) 1995 SC20 September 1995list
(21268) 1996 KL122 May 1996list
22449 Ottijeff1 November 1996list
24827 Maryphil2 September 1995list
(26167) 1995 SA118 September 1995list
(30980) 1995 QU331 August 1995list
(30981) 1995 SJ425 September 1995list
(32859) 1993 EL15 March 1993list
(32896) 1994 NM212 July 1994list
(37652) 1994 JS14 May 1994list [A]
(37721) 1996 TX810 October 1996list
(39646) 1995 SK426 September 1995list
(43891) 1995 SQ121 September 1995list
(46678) 1996 TZ812 October 1996list
(48717) 1996 RR515 September 1996list
(52471) 1995 SG426 September 1995list
(52529) 1996 RQ7 September 1996list
58373 Albertoalonso19 September 1995list
(65813) 1996 TT57 October 1996list
(69405) 1995 SW4830 September 1995list
(69410) 1995 UB323 October 1995list
(73762) 1994 LS3 June 1994list
(85332) 1995 SH429 September 1995list
96268 Tomcarr20 September 1995list
(134372) 1995 SB425 September 1995list
(136704) 1995 TW13 October 1995list
(174368) 2002 UR929 October 2002list
(178338) 1995 UT619 October 1995list
(189796) 2002 GL27 April 2002list
(207975) 1996 TY812 October 1996list
Co-discovery made with:
A C. W. Hergenrother

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. September 4, 2016. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2975) Spahr". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2975) Spahr. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 245. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2976. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.


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