Alan Fitzsimmons
(15788) 1993 SB 1 | September 16, 1993 |
(15789) 1993 SC 1 | 17th September 1993 |
(19255) 1994 VK 8 1 | November 8, 1994 |
(19299) 1996 SZ 4 2 | September 16, 1996 |
(114156) Eamonlittle 3 | November 4, 2002 |
(143048) Margaretpenston 3 | November 2, 2002 |
(158589) Snodgrass 4 | June 23, 2002 |
(179595) Belkovich 3 | June 22, 2002 |
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Alan Fitzsimmons is a British astronomer and asteroid explorer.
Between 1993 and 2002 he discovered a total of eleven asteroids on the Canary Island of La Palma , partly together with his colleagues Iwan P. Williams , Michael J. Irwin , Simon Collander-Brown and Donal O'Ceallaigh .
The asteroid (4985) Fitzsimmons was named after him.
Individual evidence
- ^ Minor Planet Discoverers. Retrieved July 11, 2019 .
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SURNAME | Fitzsimmons, Alan |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British astronomer and asteroid explorer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |