Biography:Brian A. Skiff
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Brian A. Skiff is an American astronomer noted for discovering numerous asteroids and a number of comets including the periodic comets 114P/Wiseman–Skiff (with Jennifer Wiseman) and 140P/Bowell–Skiff (with Edward Bowell).
Biography
Skiff received his BS from Northern Arizona University in 1977[2] and has worked as an astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976.[3]
Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered minor planets,[1] including (15398) 1997 UZ23, a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter.[4][5] Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid 69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid (434326) 2004 JG6 in May 2004.
He is also a volleyball player with the Mars Hill summer volleyball squad.[citation needed]
Awards and honors
The Florian main-belt asteroid 2554 Skiff was named in his honour.[6] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 April 1982 (M.P.C. 6834).[7]
Skiff received the Texas Star Party’s Lone Star Gazer Award in 1986.[8]
List of discovered minor planets
Brian Skiff is credited with the discovery and co-discovery of 60 minor planets between 1981 and 1997. The co-discovery of 2557 Putnam, 3256 Daguerre, 3807 Pagels and 4193 Salanave he made in collaboration with Norman G. Thomas A .[1]
| 2525 O'Steen | 2 November 1981 | list |
| 2557 Putnam | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
| 2588 Flavia | 2 November 1981 | list |
| 2864 Soderblom | 12 January 1983 | list |
| 2881 Meiden | 12 January 1983 | list |
| 3140 Stellafane | 9 January 1983 | list |
| 3153 Lincoln | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 3154 Grant | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 3155 Lee | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 3256 Daguerre | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
| 3325 TARDIS | 3 May 1984 | list |
| 3434 Hurless | 2 November 1981 | list |
| 3505 Byrd | 9 January 1983 | list |
| 3617 Eicher | 2 June 1984 | list |
| 3637 O'Meara | 23 October 1984 | list |
| 3684 Berry | 9 January 1983 | list |
| 3706 Sinnott | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 3807 Pagels | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
| 3819 Robinson | 12 January 1983 | list |
| 3841 Dicicco | 4 November 1983 | list |
| 3872 Akirafujii | 12 January 1983 | list |
| 4078 Polakis | 9 January 1983 | list |
| 4147 Lennon | 12 January 1983 | list |
| 4149 Harrison | 9 March 1984 | list |
| 4150 Starr | 31 August 1984 | list |
| 4193 Salanave | 26 September 1981 | list [A] |
| 4201 Orosz | 3 May 1984 | list |
| 4336 Jasniewicz | 31 August 1984 | list |
| 4690 Strasbourg | 9 January 1983 | list |
| 4692 SIMBAD | 4 November 1983 | list |
| 4932 Texstapa | 9 March 1984 | list |
| 5460 Tsénaat'a'í | 12 January 1983 | list |
| 5945 Roachapproach | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 6083 Janeirabloom | 25 September 1984 | list |
| 6115 Martinduncan | 25 September 1984 | list |
| 6173 Jimwestphal | 9 January 1983 | list |
| 6229 Tursachan | 4 November 1983 | list |
| 6370 Malpais | 9 March 1984 | list |
| 6690 Messick | 25 September 1981 | list |
| 7393 Luginbuhl | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 7863 Turnbull | 2 November 1981 | list |
| 8147 Colemanhawkins | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 8994 Kashkashian | 6 November 1980 | list |
| 10039 Keet Seel | 2 June 1984 | list |
| 10715 Nagler | 11 September 1983 | list |
| 11823 Christen | 2 November 1981 | list |
| (11831) 1984 SF3 | 28 September 1984 | list |
| 13001 Woodney | 2 November 1981 | list |
| 13006 Schwaar | 12 January 1983 | list |
| (13487) 1981 VN | 2 November 1981 | list |
| (15398) 1997 UZ23 | 30 October 1997 | list |
| (29127) 1985 FF2 | 24 March 1985 | list |
| (30769) 1984 ST2 | 25 September 1984 | list |
| (43754) 1983 AA | 9 January 1983 | list |
| (58621) 1997 UR23 | 27 October 1997 | list |
| (90947) 1997 UD24 | 30 October 1997 | list |
| (100634) 1997 UE24 | 30 October 1997 | list |
| (147952) 1984 BY3 | 26 January 1984 | list |
| (152649) 1997 UX22 | 25 October 1997 | list |
| (257528) 1997 UY22 | 25 October 1997 | list |
See also
Works
Skiff has published 122 refereed papers on astronomy.[9] His most cited paper is:
- Radick, Richard R.; Lockwood, G. W.; Skiff, B. A.; Baliunas, S. L. (1998). "Patterns of Variation among Sun‐like Stars" (in en). The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series 118 (1): 239–258. doi:10.1086/313135. ISSN 0067-0049. Bibcode: 1998ApJS..118..239R. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1086/313135.
He is also the author of two books:
- Tirion, Wil; Skiff, Brian (1990). Bright Star Atlas 2000.0. Richmond, Virginia: Willmann-Bell, Inc. ISBN 0-943396-27-1.
- Luginbuhl, Christian B.; Skiff, Brian A. (1998). Observing Handbook and Catalogue of Deep-Sky Objects. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521625562.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Brian Skiff". https://lowell.edu/people/brian-skiff/.
- ↑ "Brian Skiff at Lowell Observatory". https://lowell.edu/staff-member/brian-a-skiff/.
- ↑ "15398 (1997 UZ23)". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=15398. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "LCDB Data for (15398)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). http://www.minorplanet.info/PHP/GenerateALCDEFPage_Local.php?AstInfo=15398%7C. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2554) Skiff". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2554) Skiff. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 209. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2555. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. https://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/ECS/MPCArchive/MPCArchive_TBL.html. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ↑ "TSP History". https://texasstarparty.org/tsp-history/.
- ↑ "Search for refereed articles by "Skiff, Brian".". https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu.
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