Robert Weber (astronomer)

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Discovered asteroid : 8
(8409) Valentaugustus November 28, 1995
(11602) Miryang September 28, 1995
(12005) Delgiudice May 19, 1995
(23612) Ramzel January 22, 1996
(26906) Rubidia January 22, 1996
(37687) Chunghikoh August 30, 1995
(39645) Davelharris August 30, 1995

Robert Weber (* 1926 ; † 2008 ) was an American astronomer and asteroid explorer.

He worked at the Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between 1962 and 1996 . There he developed shortly before his retirement in 1996, the precursor of the LINEAR -project and discovered at Lincoln Laboratory ETS in Socorro in the US state of New Mexico between 1995 and 1996 a total of eight asteroids .

The asteroid (6181) Bobweber was named after him in 2008.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Minor Planet Discoverers