Carl W. Hergenrother

Minor planets discovered: 32 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Carl William Hergenrother (born 1973) is an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets.[2][3]

As credited by the Minor Planet Center, he has discovered and co-discovered 32 numbered asteroids at the Bigelow Sky Survey during 1993–1999.[1] He has also discovered a number of comets including the long-period comet, C/1996 R1 (Hergenrother-Spahr), and three periodic comets, 168P/Hergenrother, 175P/Hergenrother and P/1999 V1 (Catalina). He is also a member of the science and operations team of the 2016-launched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, a sample return mission to study near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu.[2]

The outer main-belt asteroid 3099 Hergenrother was named in his honor on 3 May 1996 (M.P.C. 27124).[3][4]

List of discovered minor planets

6533 Giuseppina24 February 1995list
6613 Williamcarl2 June 1994list
7488 Robertpaul27 May 1995list
7489 Oribe26 June 1995list
7707 Yes17 April 1993list
7887 Bratfest18 September 1993list
7959 Alysecherri2 August 1994list
8109 Danielwilliam25 February 1995list
8711 Lukeasher5 June 1994list
(10571) 1994 LA15 June 1994list
12396 Amyphillips24 February 1995list
12789 Salvadoraguirre14 October 1995list
(13186) 1996 UM18 October 1996list
(16712) 1995 SW2930 September 1995list
(24888) 1996 XS238 December 1996list
(26916) 1996 RR213 September 1996list
(32925) 1995 KF24 May 1995list
(35285) 1996 TR56 October 1996list
(37652) 1994 JS14 May 1994list [A]
(37744) 1996 XU148 December 1996list
(39642) 1995 KO126 May 1995list
44192 Paulguttman18 June 1998list
55844 Bičák12 September 1996list
(69406) 1995 SX4830 September 1995list
(85316) 1995 BA428 January 1995list [B]
(85343) 1995 SX5330 September 1995list
(118231) 1996 XQ188 December 1996list
121725 Aphidas13 December 1999list
(173176) 1997 KO29 May 1997list
(306387) 1994 GR85 April 1994list [B]
(350455) 1997 SB527 September 1997list
(369982) 1998 BL1020 January 1998list
Co-discovery made with:
A T. B. Spahr
B S. M. Larson

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Get to Know a Staff Scientist: Carl Hergenrother". Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
  3. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3099) Hergenrother. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 255. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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