Martin Connors

Martin Gerard Connors (born 1954) is a Canadian astronomer and professor.[1]

Career

Connors is the Assistant Professor at Athabasca University. He tutors and develops courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy.[2] He was part of the team credited with the discovery of the first Earth trojan asteroid, an asteroid that orbits the Sun on a similar orbital path as that of Earth. The 300-meter-diameter asteroid was designated 2010 TK7. The asteroid was discovered in October 2010 by the NEOWISE team of astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).[3] Connors himself is credited with the near-Earth and Apollo asteroid (464639) 2000 PO30, which he co-discovered together with astronomer Christian Veillet at the Mauna Kea Observatories in August 2000.[4]

Awards and honors

The asteroid 13700 Connors, discovered by the Spacewatch survey in 1998, was named in his honor.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "13700 Connors (1998 MM36)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brief Bio Martin Connors". Athabasca University. 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "NASA's WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit". NASA. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 464639 (2000 PO30)" (2017-06-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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