Minor planets discovered: 60 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

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.

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'Steen2 November 1981list
2557 Putnam26 September 1981list [A]
2588 Flavia2 November 1981list
2864 Soderblom12 January 1983list
2881 Meiden12 January 1983list
3140 Stellafane9 January 1983list
3153 Lincoln28 September 1984list
3154 Grant28 September 1984list
3155 Lee28 September 1984list
3256 Daguerre26 September 1981list [A]
3325 TARDIS3 May 1984list
3434 Hurless2 November 1981list
3505 Byrd9 January 1983list
3617 Eicher2 June 1984list
3637 O'Meara23 October 1984list
3684 Berry9 January 1983list
3706 Sinnott28 September 1984list
3807 Pagels26 September 1981list [A]
3819 Robinson12 January 1983list
3841 Dicicco4 November 1983list
3872 Akirafujii12 January 1983list
4078 Polakis9 January 1983list
4147 Lennon12 January 1983list
4149 Harrison9 March 1984list
4150 Starr31 August 1984list
4193 Salanave26 September 1981list [A]
4201 Orosz3 May 1984list
4336 Jasniewicz31 August 1984list
4690 Strasbourg9 January 1983list
4692 SIMBAD4 November 1983list
4932 Texstapa9 March 1984list
5460 Tsénaat'a'í12 January 1983list
5945 Roachapproach28 September 1984list
6083 Janeirabloom25 September 1984list
6115 Martinduncan25 September 1984list
6173 Jimwestphal9 January 1983list
6229 Tursachan4 November 1983list
6370 Malpais9 March 1984list
6690 Messick25 September 1981list
7393 Luginbuhl28 September 1984list
7863 Turnbull2 November 1981list
8147 Colemanhawkins28 September 1984list
8994 Kashkashian6 November 1980list
10039 Keet Seel2 June 1984list
10715 Nagler11 September 1983list
11823 Christen2 November 1981list
(11831) 1984 SF328 September 1984list
13001 Woodney2 November 1981list
13006 Schwaar12 January 1983list
(13487) 1981 VN2 November 1981list
(15398) 1997 UZ2330 October 1997list
(29127) 1985 FF224 March 1985list
(30769) 1984 ST225 September 1984list
(43754) 1983 AA9 January 1983list
(58621) 1997 UR2327 October 1997list
(90947) 1997 UD2430 October 1997list
(100634) 1997 UE2430 October 1997list
(147952) 1984 BY326 January 1984list
(152649) 1997 UX2225 October 1997list
(257528) 1997 UY2225 October 1997list

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". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 118 (1): 239–258. Bibcode:1998ApJS..118..239R. doi:10.1086/313135. ISSN 0067-0049. S2CID 122270314.

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. 1 2 3 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "Brian Skiff". [Lowell Observatory]. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Brian Skiff at Lowell Observatory". Archived from the original on 18 April 2016. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "15398 (1997 UZ23)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "LCDB Data for (15398)". Asteroid Lightcurve Database (LCDB). Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  8. ↑ "TSP History". Texas Star Party. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Search for refereed articles by "Skiff, Brian"". SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 16 January 2022.

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