Biography:David J. Asher
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Short description: British astronomer (born 1966)
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David J. Asher (born 1966, Edinburgh) is a British astronomer, who works at the Armagh Observatory (IAU code 981) in Northern Ireland.[3][4][5][6] He studied mathematics at Cambridge and received his doctorate from Oxford.[7] He is known for the meteor research that he conducts with Robert McNaught.[8][9][10][11] In 1999 and 2000, they accurately gauged when the Leonids meteor shower would peak, while underestimating the peak intensities.[12][13][14][15]
The Mars-crosser asteroid 6564 Asher, discovered by Robert McNaught in 1992, was named in his honor.[3]
References
- ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ↑ "Asteroid named for star gazer". The News Letter. May 22, 2006. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146054268.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6564) Asher". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6564) Asher. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 542. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5954. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ von Radowitz, John (July 3, 2006). "Fear Miss; Large Asteroid Brushes Earth". The Mirror.
- ↑ "Newly discovered asteroid could be Earth's companion". Hindustan Times. April 7, 2011. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P3-2313275801.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Briefing: Asteroid 2004 XP14". The Herald (Glasgow). July 3, 2006. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-23631918.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ "David Asher". http://star.arm.ac.uk/~dja/dja.html. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ Cowan, R. (December 4, 1999). "The Best Leonid Show Is Yet to Come?". Science News.
- ↑ Friedlander Jr., Blaine P. (November 11, 2002). "Leonids: Meteor Shower Power". The Washington Post. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-393292.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Last chance to see? The Leonid meteors". The Economist. November 10, 2001. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-80023261.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ "Asteroid heads for town centre". Birmingham Post. April 13, 2001. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-73294855.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ Chang, Kenneth (2001-11-13). "Coming Soon: Prime View of a Meteor Shower". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2001/11/13/science/13LEON.html?pagewanted=1. Retrieved 2010-01-31.
- ↑ Cowan, R. (November 10, 2001). "Meteor Shower Promises Quite a Show.". Science News.
- ↑ Chandler, David L. (November 17, 2000). "Leonid Meteor Shower Reaches Peak Annual Event Will be Exciting, But Not Stellar". The Boston Globe. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8619710.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ↑ Chandler, David L. (May 2, 1999). "Meteor mystery may be solved". The Boston Globe. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8548984.html. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
External links
- David Asher at star.arm.ac.uk
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David J. Asher.
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