Alan C. Gilmore

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Discovered asteroids : 40
(2434) Bateson May 27, 1981
(3087) Beatrice Tinsley August 30, 1981
(3152) Jones June 7, 1983
(3305) Ceadams May 21, 1985
(3400) Aotearoa April 2, 1981
(3521) Comrie June 26, 1982
(3563) Canterbury March 23, 1985
(3810) Aoraki February 20, 1985
(4154) Rumsey July 10, 1985
(4243) Nankivell April 4th 1981
(4248) Ranald April 23, 1984
(4409) Kissling June 30, 1989
(4819) Gifford May 24, 1985
(4837) Bickerton June 30, 1989
(5207) 1988 HE April 15, 1988
(5251) 1985 KA May 18, 1985
(5311) 1989 DG 1 April 3, 1981
(5718) 1983 PB 4th August 1983
(5763) 1982 MA June 23, 1982
(5818) 1989 RC 1 5th September 1989
(5898) 1985 KE May 23, 1985
(5906) 1989 SN 5 September 24, 1989
(6034) 1987 YES May 5th 1987
(6142) Tantawi March 23, 1993
(7432) 1993 HL 5 April 23, 1993
(8481) 1988 LH June 14, 1988
(8884) 1994 CM 2 February 12, 1994
(9018) Galache May 5th 1987
(9750) 1989 NE 1 July 8, 1989
(11080) 1993 FO March 23, 1993
(13510) 1989 OL July 29, 1989
(13511) 1989 RD 1 5th September 1989
(13552) 1992 GA April 4, 1992
(15712) 1989 RN 2 September 1, 1989
(18340) 1989 OM July 29, 1989
(21130) 1993 FN March 23, 1993
(30945) 1994 GW 9 April 14, 1994
(48501) 1993 FM March 23, 1993
(58158) 1989 RA September 1, 1989
(65718) 1993 FL March 23, 1993
All together with Pamela M. Kilmartin

Alan C. Gilmore is a New Zealand astronomer .

Gilmore is a physics and astronomy graduate at the Mt John University Observatory , operated by the University of Canterbury , near Lake Tekapo . Together with his wife Pamela Margaret Kilmartin , he has discovered 40 asteroids so far . Both are also dedicated to the discovery and research of comets . On August 22, 2007, Gilmore discovered a previously unknown object that he initially believed to be an asteroid, but then turned out to be a periodic comet. The property now bears the provisional designation P / 2007 Q2 (Gilmore).

Alan Gilmore is also a member of the IAU's committee , which is responsible for sharing and distributing the names and appreciation of newly discovered objects. The asteroid (2537) Gilmore is dedicated to him.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Reference Work Entry - (3907) Kilmartin . Springer International Publishing AG , accessed on March 10, 2016 (English).
  2. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
  3. ^ Discovery of Comet P / 2007 Q2 (Gilmore) . In: Astronomy2009 . December 1, 2010, archived from the original on June 4, 2013 ; accessed on December 28, 2015 (English, original website no longer available).
personal data
SURNAME Gilmore, Alan C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION New Zealand astronomer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century