Dennis K. Chesney
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Dennis K. Chesney is an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets born in Clovis, New Mexico, and credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 38 numbered minor planets during 1998–2000.[1][2] As of 2016, his only named discovery is the outer main-belt asteroid 12583 Buckjean,[3] which he named after his parents. It was they who had gavin him a pair of binoculars for Christmas, that ultimately led to his many asteroid discoveries.[2] Naming citation was published on 20 March 2000 (M.P.C. 39658).[4]
List of discovered minor planets
[edit]| 12583 Buckjean | 11 September 1999 | list |
| (15064) 1999 AC4 | 10 January 1999 | list |
| (15074) 1999 BN14 | 25 January 1999 | list |
| (15471) 1999 BE5 | 19 January 1999 | list |
| (16030) 1999 FS3 | 19 March 1999 | list |
| (16993) 1999 CC10 | 15 February 1999 | list |
| (20761) 2000 EA8 | 5 March 2000 | list |
| (21809) 1999 TG19 | 15 October 1999 | list |
| (22895) 1999 TV5 | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (24096) 1999 VQ2 | 5 November 1999 | list |
| (24111) 1999 VY22 | 13 November 1999 | list |
| (25281) 1998 WP | 16 November 1998 | list |
| (28197) 1998 XZ12 | 15 December 1998 | list |
| (31422) 1999 BE1 | 16 January 1999 | list |
| (31448) 1999 CO8 | 13 February 1999 | list |
| (35688) 1999 CD10 | 15 February 1999 | list |
| (38573) 1999 WA1 | 19 November 1999 | list |
| (40741) 1999 TD | 1 October 1999 | list |
| (40747) 1999 TK5 | 2 October 1999 | list |
| (40992) 1999 UL1 | 18 October 1999 | list |
| (44714) 1999 TS5 | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (47055) 1998 XH5 | 10 December 1998 | list |
| (47135) 1999 EX2 | 8 March 1999 | list |
| (47136) 1999 EA3 | 12 March 1999 | list |
| (47593) 2000 AF204 | 12 January 2000 | list |
| (49484) 1999 BP15 | 27 January 1999 | list |
| (50864) 2000 GM2 | 5 April 2000 | list |
| (53315) 1999 JD3 | 10 May 1999 | list |
| (56328) 1999 WE | 17 November 1999 | list |
| (59213) 1999 BO14 | 25 January 1999 | list |
| (59999) 1999 TP3 | 3 October 1999 | list |
| (60002) 1999 TU5 | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (66845) 1999 VE2 | 5 November 1999 | list |
| (66853) 1999 VH12 | 10 November 1999 | list |
| (70436) 1999 TT5 | 6 October 1999 | list |
| (91894) 1999 VH5 | 6 November 1999 | list |
| (145880) 1999 TE | 1 October 1999 | list |
| (162722) 2000 VD | 1 November 2000 | list |
References
[edit]- ^ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ a b Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(12583) Buckjean". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (12583) Buckjean. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 786. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_8650. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
- ^ "12583 Buckjean (1999 RC35)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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