Jeffrey S. Medkeff

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Discovered asteroids : 10
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
1 together with David B. Healy

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

  1. [1] Ranking list of the asteroid explorers