Patrick Wiggins (born 1949) is an American amateur astronomer, and adiscoverer of minor planets as well assupernovae. Wiggins worked as an educator at theOld Hansen Planetarium in Salt Lake City, Utah for 27 years before his retirement in 2002.[1] As of 2021[update] he works for theUniversity of Utah Department of Physics and Astronomy doing science outreach in the public schools.[2][3] He is also asky-diver and holds apilot's license.[1][4] As of 2025[update], he has logged more than 4,500 nights at theStansbury Park Observatory nearTooele.[5]
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