John Broughton
John Broughton (* 1952 in Sydney ) is an Australian amateur astronomer .
Broughton performs automated surveys of the night sky using CCD cameras from his private observatory , the Reedy Creek Observatory in Queensland , Australia .
He discovered more than 1000 asteroids between 1997 and 2008 .
He discovered comets P / 2005 T5 (Broughton) and C / 2006 OF2 (Broughton). For this he was awarded the Edgar Wilson Award in 2006.
In 2004 Broughton discovered the Near Earth Object (NEO) (186844) 2004 GA 1 . It was the first discovery by an amateur astronomer of a massive, potentially dangerous celestial body.
Broughton developed the computer programs Scantracker and Scanalyser for the calculation of star occultations by asteroids.
The asteroid (24105) Broughton , discovered in 1999 by the amateur astronomer Charles W. Juels , was named after him on November 26, 2004.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Minor Planet Discoverers
- ↑ Association of Star Friends (PDF; 1.5 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Broughton, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Australian amateur astronomer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sydney |