James Gibson (astronomer)

**List of discovered asteroids : 26**
(1837) Osita	16th August 1971
(1919) Clemence ¹	16th September 1971
(1920) Sarmiento ¹	November 11, 1971
(1943) Anteros	March 13, 1973
(2035) Stearns	September 21, 1973
(2309) Mr. Spock	16th August 1971
(3090) Tjossem	4th January 1982
(3711) Ellensburg	August 31, 1983
(3833) Calingasta ¹	September 27, 1971
(4858) Vorobjov	October 23, 1985
(5362) 1978 CH	2nd February 1978
(7460) Julienicoles	May 9, 1984
(8334) 1984 CF.	February 10, 1984
(11437) Cardalda ¹	16th September 1971
(12662) 1978 CK	2nd February 1978
(27700) 1982 SW ₃	September 28, 1982
(27701) 1983 QR	August 30, 1983
(37557) 1984 JR	May 9, 1984
(43756) 1984 CE	February 10, 1984
(52262) 1983 QV	August 30, 1983
(79115) 1984 JK	May 9, 1984
(85151) 1983 QT	August 30, 1983
(100,000) Astronautica	September 28, 1982
(100002) 1983 QC ₁	August 30, 1983
(120451) 1983 QU	August 30, 1983
(178288) 1983 QF ₁	August 30, 1983
¹ together with Carlos Ulrrico Cesco

James B. Gibson is an American astronomer and asteroid explorer.

He discovered a total of 26 asteroids between 1971 at the Felix Aguilar Observatory and until 1985 at the Palomar Observatory , four of them together with his colleague Carlos Ulrrico Cesco .

The asteroid (2742) Gibson was named after him.

Individual evidence

Lutz D. Schmadel : Dictionary of Minor Planet Names . 5th ed. Springer, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-540-00238-3 (English) ( preview on Google Book Search )