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{{Short description|British astronomer}}
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Dr. Micheal Irwin is director of the [[Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit]] and one of the discoverers of the [[Cetus Dwarf]] galaxy and the [[Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy]].
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'''Michael J. Irwin''' is a British [[astronomer]]. He is the director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the [[Cetus Dwarf]] galaxy and the [[Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy]].<ref name="Levy-2000" /><ref name="Ibata-1994" /><ref name=scopus>{{Scopus|id=55541244000}}</ref><ref name="Perlmutter-1999" /><ref name="Perlmutter-1997" />
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== Research ==
Irwin is known worldwide for the leading role he plays in processing of digital optical and infra-red survey data. Currently, his efforts in processing of digital optical and infrared survey data of Vista Data Flow are being used for processing [[United Kingdom Infrared Telescope]] data.<ref name=mike>{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220115431/http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/|archivedate=2015-02-20|url=http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike|publisher=[[University of Cambridge]]|title=Home page for Mike Irwin @ Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge}}</ref>

== Awards and honours ==
In 2012, [[Royal Astronomical Society]] awarded Michael Irwin the 2012 [[Herschel Medal]], which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in observational [[astrophysics]].<ref name="RAS-Honours" /> He has also made contributions in the scientific community by writing and helping write several books.<ref name=scopus/>

== List of discovered minor planets ==

According to the [[Minor Planet Center]]'s official discoverer list, Irwin co-discovered 8 [[minor planet]]s during 1990–1996.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 89%; float: left; width: 26em; margin-right: 1em; height: 150px"
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| {{mp|(8012) 1990 HO|3}} || 29 April 1990 || {{small|{{LoMP|8012|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
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| {{mp|(8361) 1990 JN|1}} || 1 May 1990 || {{small|{{LoMP|8361|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
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| [[15810 Arawn]] || 12 May 1994 || {{small|{{LoMP|15810|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
|-
| {{mpl|(16684) 1994 JQ|1}} || 11 May 1994 || {{small|{{LoMP|16684|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
|-
| {{mpl|(19299) 1996 SZ|4}} || 16 September 1996 || {{small|{{LoMP|19299|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|B|}}{{ref label|codisc|C|}}
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| {{mp|(48443) 1990 HY|5}} || 29 April 1990 || {{small|{{LoMP|48443|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 89%; float: left; width: 26em; margin-right: 1em; height: 150px"
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| {{mp|(58165) 1990 HQ|5}} || 29 April 1990 || {{small|{{LoMP|58165|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
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| {{mp|(73682) 1990 HU|5}} || 29 April 1990 || {{small|{{LoMP|73682|list}}}}&thinsp;{{ref label|codisc|A|}}
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! colspan=3 style="font-weight: normal; text-align: left; padding: 4px 12px;" |'''Co-discovery''' made with:<br />{{note label|codisc|A|}} [[Anna N. Żytkow|A. Żytkow]]<br />{{note label|codisc|B|}} [[Alan Fitzsimmons|A. Fitzsimmons]]<br />{{note label|codisc|C|}} [[Iwan P. Williams|I. P. Williams]]
|}
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== References ==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="Levy-2000">{{cite book|last=Levy|first=David H.|title=The Scientific American book of the cosmos|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jrjRBK4xdc8C&pg=PA79|accessdate=9 July 2011|date=2000-11-22|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=978-0-312-25453-7|pages=79–}}</ref>

<ref name="Ibata-1994">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1038/370194a0| title = A dwarf satellite galaxy in Sagittarius| journal = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]]| volume = 370| issue = 6486| pages = 194| year = 1994| last1 = Ibata | first1 = R. A.| last2 = Gilmore | first2 = G. | authorlink2 = Gerard F. Gilmore| last3 = Irwin | first3 = M. J. | authorlink3 = Mike Irwin|bibcode = 1994Natur.370..194I | s2cid = 4335789}}</ref>

<ref name="Perlmutter-1999">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1086/307221| title = Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae| journal = The Astrophysical Journal| volume = 517| issue = 2| pages = 565–586| year = 1999| last1 = Perlmutter | first1 = S.| last2 = Aldering | first2 = G.| last3 = Goldhaber | first3 = G.| last4 = Knop | first4 = R. A.| last5 = Nugent | first5 = P.| last6 = Castro | first6 = P. G.| last7 = Deustua | first7 = S.| last8 = Fabbro | first8 = S.| last9 = Goobar | first9 = A.| last10 = Groom | first10 = D. E.| last11 = Hook | first11 = I. M.| last12 = Kim | first12 = A. G.| last13 = Kim | first13 = M. Y.| last14 = Lee | first14 = J. C.| last15 = Nunes | first15 = N. J.| last16 = Pain | first16 = R.| last17 = Pennypacker | first17 = C. R.| last18 = Quimby | first18 = R.| last19 = Lidman | first19 = C.| last20 = Ellis | first20 = R. S.| last21 = Irwin | first21 = M.| last22 = McMahon | first22 = R. G.| last23 = Ruiz‐Lapuente | first23 = P.| last24 = Walton | first24 = N.| last25 = Schaefer | first25 = B.| last26 = Boyle | first26 = B. J.| last27 = Filippenko | first27 = A. V.| last28 = Matheson | first28 = T.| last29 = Fruchter | first29 = A. S.| last30 = Panagia | first30 = N.| display-authors = 29|arxiv = astro-ph/9812133 |bibcode = 1999ApJ...517..565P | s2cid = 118910636}}</ref>

<ref name="Perlmutter-1997">{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1086/304265| title = Measurements of the Cosmological Parameters Ω and Λ from the First Seven Supernovae atz≥ 0.35| journal = The Astrophysical Journal| volume = 483| issue = 2| pages = 565| year = 1997| last1 = Perlmutter | first1 = S.| last2 = Gabi | first2 = S.| last3 = Goldhaber | first3 = G.| last4 = Goobar | first4 = A.| last5 = Groom | first5 = D. E.| last6 = Hook | first6 = I. M.| last7 = Kim | first7 = A. G.| last8 = Kim | first8 = M. Y.| last9 = Lee | first9 = J. C.| last10 = Pain | first10 = R.| last11 = Pennypacker | first11 = C. R.| last12 = Small | first12 = I. A.| last13 = Ellis | first13 = R. S.| last14 = McMahon | first14 = R. G.| last15 = Boyle | first15 = B. J.| last16 = Bunclark | first16 = P. S.| last17 = Carter | first17 = D.| last18 = Irwin | first18 = M. J.| last19 = Glazebrook | first19 = K.| last20 = Newberg | first20 = H. J. M.| last21 = Filippenko | first21 = A. V.| last22 = Matheson | first22 = T.| last23 = Dopita | first23 = M.| last24 = Couch | first24 = W. J.|arxiv = astro-ph/9608192 |bibcode = 1997ApJ...483..565P | s2cid = 118187050}}</ref>

<ref name="RAS-Honours">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209063201/http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2058-ras-honours-leading-astronomers-and-geophysicists|archivedate=2013-02-09|url=http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2058-ras-honours-leading-astronomers-and-geophysicists|title=RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists|publisher=[[Royal Astronomical Society]]|year=2012}}</ref>

<ref name="MPC-Discoverers">{{cite web
|title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)
|work = Minor Planet Center
|url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html
|date = 2018
|accessdate = 27 March 2018}}</ref>

}} <!-- end of reflist -->

== External links ==
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* [https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/ Home page for Mike Irwin], ''Institute of Astronomy'', Cambridge, UK

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For other people named Michael Irwin, see Michael Irwin (disambiguation).

Mike Irwin
Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal from Roger Davies in 2012
Mike Irwin receiving the Herschel Medal from Roger Davies in 2012
Born
Michael J. Irwin
Known forDiscovery of the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy
AwardsHerschel Medal (2012)
Scientific career
InstitutionsUniversity of Cambridge
Websitewww.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/

Michael J. Irwin is a British astronomer. He is the director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the Cetus Dwarf galaxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.[1][2][3][4][5]

Research[edit]

Irwin is known worldwide for the leading role he plays in processing of digital optical and infra-red survey data. Currently, his efforts in processing of digital optical and infrared survey data of Vista Data Flow are being used for processing United Kingdom Infrared Telescope data.[6]

Awards and honours[edit]

In 2012, Royal Astronomical Society awarded Michael Irwin the 2012 Herschel Medal, which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics.[7] He has also made contributions in the scientific community by writing and helping write several books.[3]

List of discovered minor planets[edit]

According to the Minor Planet Center's official discoverer list, Irwin co-discovered 8 minor planets during 1990–1996.[8]

(8012) 1990 HO3 29 April 1990 list [A]
(8361) 1990 JN1 1 May 1990 list [A]
15810 Arawn 12 May 1994 list [A]
(16684) 1994 JQ1 11 May 1994 list [A]
(19299) 1996 SZ4 16 September 1996 list [B][C]
(48443) 1990 HY5 29 April 1990 list [A]
(58165) 1990 HQ5 29 April 1990 list [A]
(73682) 1990 HU5 29 April 1990 list [A]
Co-discovery made with:
A A. Żytkow
B A. Fitzsimmons
C I. P. Williams

References[edit]

  1. ^ Levy, David H. (22 November 2000). The Scientific American book of the cosmos. Macmillan. pp. 79–. ISBN 978-0-312-25453-7. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  2. ^ Ibata, R. A.; Gilmore, G.; Irwin, M. J. (1994). "A dwarf satellite galaxy in Sagittarius". Nature. 370 (6486): 194. Bibcode:1994Natur.370..194I. doi:10.1038/370194a0. S2CID 4335789.
  3. ^ a b Mike Irwin's publications indexed by the Scopus bibliographic database. (subscription required)
  4. ^ Perlmutter, S.; Aldering, G.; Goldhaber, G.; Knop, R. A.; Nugent, P.; Castro, P. G.; Deustua, S.; Fabbro, S.; Goobar, A.; Groom, D. E.; Hook, I. M.; Kim, A. G.; Kim, M. Y.; Lee, J. C.; Nunes, N. J.; Pain, R.; Pennypacker, C. R.; Quimby, R.; Lidman, C.; Ellis, R. S.; Irwin, M.; McMahon, R. G.; Ruiz‐Lapuente, P.; Walton, N.; Schaefer, B.; Boyle, B. J.; Filippenko, A. V.; Matheson, T.; Fruchter, A. S.; et al. (1999). "Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae". The Astrophysical Journal. 517 (2): 565–586. arXiv:astro-ph/9812133. Bibcode:1999ApJ...517..565P. doi:10.1086/307221. S2CID 118910636.
  5. ^ Perlmutter, S.; Gabi, S.; Goldhaber, G.; Goobar, A.; Groom, D. E.; Hook, I. M.; Kim, A. G.; Kim, M. Y.; Lee, J. C.; Pain, R.; Pennypacker, C. R.; Small, I. A.; Ellis, R. S.; McMahon, R. G.; Boyle, B. J.; Bunclark, P. S.; Carter, D.; Irwin, M. J.; Glazebrook, K.; Newberg, H. J. M.; Filippenko, A. V.; Matheson, T.; Dopita, M.; Couch, W. J. (1997). "Measurements of the Cosmological Parameters Ω and Λ from the First Seven Supernovae atz≥ 0.35". The Astrophysical Journal. 483 (2): 565. arXiv:astro-ph/9608192. Bibcode:1997ApJ...483..565P. doi:10.1086/304265. S2CID 118187050.
  6. ^ "Home page for Mike Irwin @ Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge". University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 20 February 2015.
  7. ^ "RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists". Royal Astronomical Society. 2012. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
  8. ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 2018. Retrieved 27 March 2018.

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