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Timothy Bruce Spahr (born 1970) is an Americanastronomer and prolific discoverer ofminor planets.[2]
From 2000–2014, he worked at theCenter for Astrophysics | Harvard & SmithsonianMinor Planet Center. From September 2006 to December 2014, he was the director ofMinor Planet Center. He is a co-discoverer ofCallirrhoe, amoon of Jupiter, and ofAlbiorix, amoon of Saturn. He also discovered two periodic comets:171P/Spahr and P/1998 U4. He is credited by theMinor Planet Center with the discovery of 58 minor planets.[1]
Dr. Spahr is currently the CEO of NEO Sciences LLC, a consulting firm specializing in characterization ofNear-Earth Objects (NEOs) includingPHAs (Potentially Hazardous Asteroids),Asteroid andComet science, andplanetary defense coordination. Dr. Spahr is the manager of the UN-sanctionedInternational Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) and also serves on the advisory council ofThe Planetary Society where he is the administrator of the Shoemaker NEO Grant program.
The Florian asteroid2975 Spahr was named after him.[2]
| 6534 Carriepeterson | 24 February 1995 | list |
| (7200) 1994 NO | 8 July 1994 | list |
| 7476 Ogilsbie | 14 April 1993 | list |
| 7605 Cindygraber | 21 September 1995 | list |
| (7783) 1994 JD | 4 May 1994 | list |
| 7784 Watterson | 5 August 1994 | list |
| 7835 Myroncope | 16 June 1993 | list |
| 7885 Levine | 17 May 1993 | list |
| (8404) 1995 AN | 1 January 1995 | list |
| (8563) 1995 US | 19 October 1995 | list |
| (8893) 1995 KZ | 23 May 1995 | list |
| (9772) 1993 MB | 16 June 1993 | list |
| 9799 Thronium | 8 September 1996 | list |
| (10187) 1996 JV | 12 May 1996 | list |
| (10862) 1995 QE2 | 26 August 1995 | list |
| 11596 Francetic | 26 May 1995 | list |
| 12008 Kandrup | 11 October 1996 | list |
| (12404) 1995 QW3 | 31 August 1995 | list |
| (13155) 1995 SB1 | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (13617) 1994 YA2 | 29 December 1994 | list |
| (14472) 1993 SQ14 | 22 September 1993 | list |
| (16708) 1995 SP1 | 21 September 1995 | list |
| 17601 Sheldonschafer | 19 September 1995 | list |
| 17602 Dr. G. | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (17609) 1995 UR | 18 October 1995 | list |
| (17633) 1996 JU | 11 May 1996 | list |
| (17644) 1996 TW8 | 10 October 1996 | list |
| (18513) 1996 TS5 | 7 October 1996 | list |
| (21228) 1995 SC | 20 September 1995 | list |
| (21268) 1996 KL1 | 22 May 1996 | list |
| 22449 Ottijeff | 1 November 1996 | list |
| 24827 Maryphil | 2 September 1995 | list |
| (26167) 1995 SA1 | 18 September 1995 | list |
| (30980) 1995 QU3 | 31 August 1995 | list |
| (30981) 1995 SJ4 | 25 September 1995 | list |
| (32859) 1993 EL | 15 March 1993 | list |
| (32896) 1994 NM2 | 12 July 1994 | list |
| (37652) 1994 JS1 | 4 May 1994 | list[A] |
| (37721) 1996 TX8 | 10 October 1996 | list |
| (39646) 1995 SK4 | 26 September 1995 | list |
| (43891) 1995 SQ1 | 21 September 1995 | list |
| (46678) 1996 TZ8 | 12 October 1996 | list |
| (48717) 1996 RR5 | 15 September 1996 | list |
| (52471) 1995 SG4 | 26 September 1995 | list |
| (52529) 1996 RQ | 7 September 1996 | list |
| 58373 Albertoalonso | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (65813) 1996 TT5 | 7 October 1996 | list |
| (69405) 1995 SW48 | 30 September 1995 | list |
| (69410) 1995 UB3 | 23 October 1995 | list |
| (73762) 1994 LS | 3 June 1994 | list |
| (85332) 1995 SH4 | 29 September 1995 | list |
| 96268 Tomcarr | 20 September 1995 | list |
| (134372) 1995 SB4 | 25 September 1995 | list |
| (136704) 1995 TW | 13 October 1995 | list |
| (174368) 2002 UR9 | 29 October 2002 | list |
| (178338) 1995 UT6 | 19 October 1995 | list |
| (189796) 2002 GL2 | 7 April 2002 | list |
| (207975) 1996 TY8 | 12 October 1996 | list |
| Co-discovery made with: AC. W. Hergenrother | ||
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