William G. Dillon

**List of discovered asteroids : 39** (list incomplete)
(21576) McGivney	September 19, 1998
(23712) Willpatrick	January 1, 1998	[1]
(35352) Texas	August 7, 1997	[2]
(38269) Gueymard	September 10, 1999	[3]
(51415) Tovinder	March 15, 2001	[4]
(54820) Svenders	July 11, 2001	[4]
(55276) Kenlarner	September 16, 2001	[4]
(88297) Huikilolani	July 11, 2001	[4]
(111661) Mummy care	January 16, 2002	[4]
(111818) Deforest	February 17, 2002	[4]
(115561) Frankherbert	October 20, 2003	[5]
(127005) Pratchett	April 1, 2002	[4]
[1] with Elizabeth R. Dillon [2] with Randy Pepper [3] with Keith Rivich [4] with Joseph A. Dellinger [5] with Don Wells

William G. Dillon (* 1957 ) is an American amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer. He is the founder of the Fort Bend Astronomy Club in Stafford in the US state of Texas .

As part of his observations, he discovered a total of 39 asteroids between 1996 and 2009 , 34 of them together with other astronomers.

The asteroid (78393) Dillon was named after him on May 4, 2004.

Individual evidence

personal data
SURNAME	Dillon, William G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American amateur astronomer and asteroid explorer
DATE OF BIRTH	1957