George R. Viscome
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George R. Viscome (born 1956) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He also worked as a broadcast technician in Albany, New York.[2]
Viscome has discovered 33 asteroids.[1] Asteroid 6183 Viscome, discovered by Carolyn Shoemaker at the Palomar Observatory in 1987, was named in his honor.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 15 February 1995 (M.P.C. 24766).[3]
List of discovered minor planets
[edit]| 10194 Tonygeorge | 18 August 1996 | list |
| 10379 Lake Placid | 18 July 1996 | list |
| 10895 Aynrand | 11 October 1997 | list |
| 14075 Kenwill | 18 July 1996 | list |
| (14093) 1997 OM | 26 July 1997 | list |
| (14529) 1997 NR2 | 6 July 1997 | list |
| (14531) 1997 PM2 | 7 August 1997 | list |
| (14983) 1997 TE25 | 12 October 1997 | list |
| 17638 Sualan | 11 August 1996 | list |
| (17642) 1996 TY4 | 6 October 1996 | list |
| (18502) 1996 PK1 | 11 August 1996 | list |
| (27950) 1997 OF1 | 30 July 1997 | list |
| (29454) 1997 RZ6 | 9 September 1997 | list |
| (31125) 1997 SL1 | 22 September 1997 | list |
| (32962) 1996 PH1 | 11 August 1996 | list |
| (32963) 1996 PJ1 | 11 August 1996 | list |
| (32966) 1996 PE5 | 15 August 1996 | list |
| (35279) 1996 SR | 20 September 1996 | list |
| 35283 Bradtimerson | 5 October 1996 | list |
| (44004) 1997 SS3 | 25 September 1997 | list |
| (52594) 1997 RF3 | 5 September 1997 | list |
| (52598) 1997 SR3 | 25 September 1997 | list |
| (52607) 1997 TX16 | 7 October 1997 | list |
| (65866) 1997 PA4 | 10 August 1997 | list |
| (69549) 1997 LC4 | 9 June 1997 | list |
| (85482) 1997 PL2 | 7 August 1997 | list |
| (100459) 1996 TB5 | 6 October 1996 | list |
| (101506) 1998 XP17 | 13 December 1998 | list |
| (120714) 1997 SQ3 | 25 September 1997 | list |
| (160529) 1996 TN1 | 6 October 1996 | list |
| (192416) 1997 MA1 | 28 June 1997 | list |
| (221983) 1996 PJ2 | 12 August 1996 | list |
| (267036) 1997 SC11 | 27 September 1997 | list |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ a b "6183 Viscome (1987 SF7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
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