Jeffrey S. Medkeff
Discovered asteroids : 10 | ||
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Number and name | Discovery date | |
(15512) Snyder 1 | October 18, 1999 | |
(37163) Huachucaclub 1 | November 19, 2000 | |
(38203) Sanner 1 | June 19, 1999 | |
(86279) Brucegary | October 19, 1999 | |
(106537) McCarthy | November 23, 2000 | |
(106545) Colanduno | November 28, 2000 | |
(158092) Frasercain | November 28, 2000 | |
(165347) Philplait | November 23, 2000 | |
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Jeffrey S. Medkeff (* 1968 in Akron ; † August 3, 2008 in Houston ) was an American astronomer . Between 1999 and 2000 he discovered a total of 10 asteroids , three of them together with his colleague David B. Healy . Around 1999 he founded the Rockland Observatory in Sierra Vista in the US state of Arizona .
The asteroid (41450) Medkeff , discovered on June 1, 2000 by Myke Collins and M. White, was named after him in 2003.
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Medkeff, Jeffrey S. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American astronomer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1968 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Akron |
DATE OF DEATH | August 3, 2008 |
Place of death | Houston |