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Alan Charles Gilmore (born 1944 in Greymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and other astronomical objects.[2][3]
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 41 minor planets, all but one in collaboration with his wife Pamela M. Kilmartin. Both astronomers are also active nova- and comet-hunters.
Until their retirement in 2014, Gilmore and Kilmartin worked at Mount John University Observatory (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand), where they continue to receive observing time. He is also a member of the Organizing Committee of IAU Commission 6, which oversees the dissemination of information and the assignment of credit for astronomical discoveries. The Commission still bears the name "Astronomical Telegrams", even though telegrams are no longer used.
On 2007 August 30, Gilmore discovered his first periodic comet, P/2007 Q2.[4]
The Eunomia asteroid 2537 Gilmore was named in his honor,[3] while his wife is honored with the outer main-belt asteroid 3907 Kilmartin.[5]
Gilmore talks on astronomy on the Radio New Zealand program Nights' Science.[6] In May 2019 he and his wife were honored by New Zealand post with a stamp in its New Zealand Space Pioneers series.[7]
List of discovered minor planets
edit| 2434 Bateson | May 27, 1981 |
| 3087 Beatrice Tinsley | August 30, 1981 |
| 3152 Jones | June 7, 1983 |
| 3305 Ceadams | May 21, 1985 |
| 3400 Aotearoa | April 2, 1981 |
| 3521 Comrie | June 26, 1982 |
| 3563 Canterbury | March 23, 1985 |
| 3810 Aoraki | February 20, 1985 |
| 4154 Rumsey | July 10, 1985 |
| 4243 Nankivell | April 4, 1981 |
| 4248 Ranald | April 23, 1984 |
| 4409 Kissling | June 30, 1989 |
| 4819 Gifford | May 24, 1985 |
| 4837 Bickerton | June 30, 1989 |
| 5207 Hearnshaw | April 15, 1988 |
| 5251 Bradwood | May 18, 1985 |
| 5311 Rutherford | April 3, 1981 |
| 5718 Roykerr | August 4, 1983 |
| 5763 Williamtobin | June 23, 1982 |
| (5818) 1989 RC1 | September 5, 1989 |
| (5898) 1985 KE | May 23, 1985 |
| (5906) 1989 SN5 | September 24, 1989 |
| (6034) 1987 JA | May 5, 1987 |
| (6142) 1993 FP | March 23, 1993 |
| (7432) 1993 HL5 | April 23, 1993 |
| (8481) 1988 LH | June 14, 1988 |
| (8884) 1994 CM2 | February 12, 1994 |
| (9018) 1987 JG | May 5, 1987 |
| (9750) 1989 NE1 | July 8, 1989 |
| (11080) 1993 FO | March 23, 1993 |
| (13510) 1989 OL | July 29, 1989 |
| (13511) 1989 RD1 | September 5, 1989 |
| (13552) 1992 GA | April 4, 1992 |
| (15712) 1989 RN2 | September 1, 1989 |
| (18340) 1989 OM | July 29, 1989 |
| (21130) 1993 FN | March 23, 1993 |
| (30945) 1994 GW9 | April 14, 1994 |
| (48501) 1993 FM | March 23, 1993 |
| (58158) 1989 RA | September 1, 1989 |
| (65718) 1993 FL | March 23, 1993 |
| (214416) 2005 PK [Z] | August 2, 2005 |
| (422979) 2003 PX10 | August 4, 2003 |
| z not co-discovered with P. M. Kilmartin | |
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Professor Alan Gilmore at University of Canterbury". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2537) Gilmore". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2537) Gilmore. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 207. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2538. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ Comet P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore), IAUC 8865
- ^ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3907) Kilmartin". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3907) Kilmartin. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 332. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3896. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "Alan Gilmore". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "New Zealand Post". New Zealand Space Pioneers. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
External links
edit- Alan Gilmore, UC SPARK - University of Canterbury
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