| see§ List of discovered minor planets |
Nichole M. Danzl is an American astronomer and biologist who has discovered severaltrans-Neptunian objects while working with theSpacewatch survey.[2]
Danzl studied biology at theUniversity of Arizona. She is a research scientist, at theColumbia University Medical Center.[3] Between 1995 and 1998, she discovered a total of sixminor planets, as part of her work on theSpacewatch program.[1]
| (24835) 1995 SM55 | 19 September 1995 | list |
| (26181) 1996 GQ21 | 12 April 1996 | list |
| (26308) 1998 SM165 | 16 September 1998 | list |
| (33128) 1998 BU48 | 22 January 1998 | list |
| (33340) 1998 VG44 | 14 November 1998 | list[A] |
| 52975 Cyllarus | 12 October 1998 | list |
| Co-discovery made with:AJ. A. Larsen andA. Gleason | ||
|---|---|---|
Asteroid10720 Danzl, discovered by astronomers with the Spacewatch survey atKitt Peak Observatory in 1986, was named after her.[4] The officialnaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 9 May 2001 (M.P.C. 42671).[2]