David J. Asher

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Minor planets discovered: 10 [1]
9084 Achristou 3 February 1995
10369 Sinden 8 February 1995
12395 Richnelson 8 February 1995
15834 McBride 4 February 1995
16693 Moseley 26 December 1994
22403 Manjitludher 5 June 1995
26891 Johnbutler 7 February 1995
37678 McClure 3 February 1995
42531 McKenna 5 June 1995 [2]
58345 Moomintroll 7 February 1995

David J. Asher (born 1966 in Edinburgh) is a British astronomer, who works at the Armagh Observatory (IAU code 981) in Northern Ireland. [3] [4] [5] [6] He studied mathematics at Cambridge and received his doctorate from Oxford. [7] He is known for the meteor research that he conducts with Robert McNaught. [8] [9] [10] [11] In 1999 and 2000, they accurately gauged when the Leonids meteor shower would peak, while underestimating the peak intensities. [12] [13] [14] [15]

The Mars-crosser asteroid 6564 Asher, discovered by Robert McNaught in 1992, was named in his honor. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Asteroid named for star gazer". The News Letter . 22 May 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(6564) Asher". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (6564) Asher. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 542. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_5954. ISBN   978-3-540-00238-3.
  4. ↑ von Radowitz, John (3 July 2006). "Fear Miss; Large Asteroid Brushes Earth". The Mirror .
  5. ↑ "Newly discovered asteroid could be Earth's companion". Hindustan Times . 7 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  6. ↑ "Briefing: Asteroid 2004 XP14". The Herald (Glasgow) . 3 July 2006. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "David Asher". Archived from the original on 9 June 2011. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  8. ↑ Cowan, R. (4 December 1999). "The Best Leonid Show Is Yet to Come?". Science News .
  9. ↑ Friedlander Jr., Blaine P. (11 November 2002). "Leonids: Meteor Shower Power". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  10. ↑ "Last chance to see? The Leonid meteors". The Economist . 10 November 2001. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Asteroid heads for town centre". Birmingham Post . 13 April 2001. Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  12. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (13 November 2001). "Coming Soon: Prime View of a Meteor Shower". The New York Times . Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  13. ↑ Cowan, R. (10 November 2001). "Meteor Shower Promises Quite a Show". Science News .
  14. ↑ Chandler, David L. (17 November 2000). "Leonid Meteor Shower Reaches Peak Annual Event Will be Exciting, But Not Stellar". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  15. ↑ Chandler, David L. (2 May 1999). "Meteor mystery may be solved". The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 30 October 2014.


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