Brian A. Skiff


Brian A. Skiff is an American astronomer noted for discovering numerous asteroids and a number of comets including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman–Skiff and 140P/Bowell–Skiff.

Biography

Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered minor planets, including, a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter. Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid in May 2004. Skiff has worked as an Astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976. He is also a volleyball player with the Mars Hill summer volleyball squad.

Awards and honors

The Florian main-belt asteroid 2554 Skiff was named in his honour. The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 April 1982.

List of discovered minor planets

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.
2525 O'Steen2 November 1981
2557 Putnam26 September 1981 
2588 Flavia2 November 1981
2864 Soderblom12 January 1983
2881 Meiden12 January 1983
3140 Stellafane9 January 1983
3153 Lincoln28 September 1984
3154 Grant28 September 1984
3155 Lee28 September 1984
3256 Daguerre26 September 1981 

3872 Akirafujii12 January 1983
4078 Polakis9 January 1983
4147 Lennon12 January 1983
4149 Harrison9 March 1984
4150 Starr31 August 1984
4193 Salanave26 September 1981 
4201 Orosz3 May 1984
4336 Jasniewicz31 August 1984
4690 Strasbourg9 January 1983
4692 SIMBAD4 November 1983

7863 Turnbull2 November 1981
8147 Colemanhawkins28 September 1984
8994 Kashkashian6 November 1980
10039 Keet Seel2 June 1984
10715 Nagler11 September 1983
11823 Christen2 November 1981
28 September 1984
13001 Woodney2 November 1981
13006 Schwaar12 January 1983
2 November 1981

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