David Healy (astronomer)
David Bennett Healy (born December 22, 1936 in Los Angeles , † June 6, 2011 in Sierra Vista ) was an American amateur astronomer and astrophotographer . Between 1999 and 2008 he discovered a total of 154 asteroids , three of them together with his colleague Jeffrey S. Medkeff . He made his discoveries as a retiree at the Junk Bond Observatory he founded in the Sonoran Desert in the US state of Arizona .
The asteroid (66479) Healy , discovered on September 4, 1999 by Myke Collins and M. White, was named after him.
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SURNAME | Healy, David |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Healy, David B. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American amateur astronomer and astrophotographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 22, 1936 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | los Angeles |
DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 2011 |
Place of death | Sierra Vista |