Martin Gerard Connors (born 1954) is a Canadianastronomer, space physicist, author and professor.[1]
Connors received a PhD in Physics from theUniversity of Alberta in 1998. He is a Professor atAthabasca University. He tutors and develops courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy.[2] He was part of the team credited with the discovery of the firstEarth trojan asteroid, an asteroid that orbits the Sun on a similar orbital path as that of Earth. The 300-meter-diameter asteroid was designated2010 TK7. The asteroid was discovered in October 2010 by the NEOWISE team of astronomers usingNASA'sWide-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 astronomerChristian Veillet at theMauna Kea Observatories in August 2000.[4] He was co-discoverer of the orbital properties of the "retrograde Trojan"514107 Kaʻepaokaʻāwela.[5]
Connors' first book "Invisible Solar System" was published by Taylor and Francis/CRC Press in 2024.
The asteroid13700 Connors, discovered by theSpacewatch survey in 1998, was named in his honor.[1] He held a Canada Research Chair at Athabasca University and has received that organization's teaching and research awards.
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