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Brian A. Skiff is an American astronomer noted for discovering numerous asteroids and a number of comets including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman–Skiff (with Jennifer Wiseman) and 140P/Bowell–Skiff (with Edward Bowell).
Skiff received his BS from Northern Arizona University in 1977 [2] and has worked as an astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976. [3]
Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered minor planets, [1] including (15398) 1997 UZ23, a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter. [4] Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid (434326) 2004 JG6 in May 2004.[ citation needed]
The Florian main-belt asteroid 2554 Skiff was named in his honour. [5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 April 1982 ( M.P.C. 6834). [6]
Skiff received the Texas Star Party’s Lone Star Gazer Award in 1986. [7]
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 A . [1]
2525 O'Steen | 2 November 1981 | list |
2557 Putnam | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
2588 Flavia | 2 November 1981 | list |
2864 Soderblom | 12 January 1983 | list |
2881 Meiden | 12 January 1983 | list |
3140 Stellafane | 9 January 1983 | list |
3153 Lincoln | 28 September 1984 | list |
3154 Grant | 28 September 1984 | list |
3155 Lee | 28 September 1984 | list |
3256 Daguerre | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
3325 TARDIS | 3 May 1984 | list |
3434 Hurless | 2 November 1981 | list |
3505 Byrd | 9 January 1983 | list |
3617 Eicher | 2 June 1984 | list |
3637 O'Meara | 23 October 1984 | list |
3684 Berry | 9 January 1983 | list |
3706 Sinnott | 28 September 1984 | list |
3807 Pagels | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
3819 Robinson | 12 January 1983 | list |
3841 Dicicco | 4 November 1983 | list |
3872 Akirafujii | 12 January 1983 | list |
4078 Polakis | 9 January 1983 | list |
4147 Lennon | 12 January 1983 | list |
4149 Harrison | 9 March 1984 | list |
4150 Starr | 31 August 1984 | list |
4193 Salanave | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
4201 Orosz | 3 May 1984 | list |
4336 Jasniewicz | 31 August 1984 | list |
4690 Strasbourg | 9 January 1983 | list |
4692 SIMBAD | 4 November 1983 | list |
4932 Texstapa | 9 March 1984 | list |
5460 Tsénaat'a'í | 12 January 1983 | list |
5945 Roachapproach | 28 September 1984 | list |
6083 Janeirabloom | 25 September 1984 | list |
6115 Martinduncan | 25 September 1984 | list |
6173 Jimwestphal | 9 January 1983 | list |
6229 Tursachan | 4 November 1983 | list |
6370 Malpais | 9 March 1984 | list |
6690 Messick | 25 September 1981 | list |
7393 Luginbuhl | 28 September 1984 | list |
7863 Turnbull | 2 November 1981 | list |
8147 Colemanhawkins | 28 September 1984 | list |
8994 Kashkashian | 6 November 1980 | list |
10039 Keet Seel | 2 June 1984 | list |
10715 Nagler | 11 September 1983 | list |
11823 Christen | 2 November 1981 | list |
(11831) 1984 SF3 | 28 September 1984 | list |
13001 Woodney | 2 November 1981 | list |
13006 Schwaar | 12 January 1983 | list |
(13487) 1981 VN | 2 November 1981 | list |
(15398) 1997 UZ23 | 30 October 1997 | list |
(29127) 1985 FF2 | 24 March 1985 | list |
(30769) 1984 ST2 | 25 September 1984 | list |
(43754) 1983 AA | 9 January 1983 | list |
(58621) 1997 UR23 | 27 October 1997 | list |
(90947) 1997 UD24 | 30 October 1997 | list |
(100634) 1997 UE24 | 30 October 1997 | list |
(147952) 1984 BY3 | 26 January 1984 | list |
(152649) 1997 UX22 | 25 October 1997 | list |
(257528) 1997 UY22 | 25 October 1997 | list |
Skiff has published 122 refereed papers on astronomy. [8] His most cited paper is:
He is also the author of two books: