Stephen P. Laurie

Asteroids discovered: 50
7603 Salopia25 July 1995
9421 Violilla24 December 1995
9428 Angelalouise26 February 1996
(10212) 1997 RA73 September 1997
10216 Popastro22 September 1997
(10383) 1996 SR716 September 1996
(11601) 1995 SE428 September 1995
11626 Church Stretton8 November 1996
(12785) 1995 ST19 September 1995
(12786) 1995 SU19 September 1995
(13152) 1995 QK19 August 1995
(13687) 1997 RB77 September 1997
(16753) 1996 QS121 August 1996
(16771) 1996 UQ319 October 1996
(17660) 1996 VP67 November 1996
(20199) 1997 DR28 February 1997
(21281) 1996 TX1413 October 1996
(22431) 1996 DY228 February 1996
(24828) 1995 SE120 September 1995
(26972) 1997 SM321 September 1997
(26981) 1997 UJ1525 October 1997
(27902) 1996 RA513 September 1996
(27908) 1996 TX94 October 1996
(28015) 1997 YG926 December 1997
(31144) 1997 TM267 October 1997
(32930) 1995 SC424 September 1995
(37733) 1996 UD116 October 1996
(39663) 1995 WM116 November 1995
(39676) 1996 DQ120 February 1996
(39749) 1997 BW628 January 1997
(46690) 1997 AN2314 January 1997
(48625) 1995 QF16 August 1995
(48632) 1995 SV2929 September 1995
(55825) 1995 SD427 September 1995
(55839) 1996 LH113 June 1996
(55846) 1996 RJ515 September 1996
(58367) 1995 QL19 August 1995
(58403) 1995 WL116 November 1995
(58425) 1996 DR120 February 1996
(73818) 1995 WP117 November 1995
(73951) 1997 UK821 October 1997
(85369) 1996 DX226 February 1996
(90863) 1996 QR117 August 1996
(100323) 1995 OY122 July 1995
(100447) 1996 RB514 September 1996
(100458) 1996 TP34 October 1996
(129503) 1995 OZ124 July 1995
(129542) 1996 RK515 September 1996
(157813) 1995 WN116 November 1995
(160526) 1996 RZ413 September 1996

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 supernova SN 1997bq in NGC 3147, on 7 April 1997.[2][4]

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. 1 2 3 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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