Eric P. Rubenstein

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Eric P. Rubenstein (born 1964) is an American astronomer.

The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the asteroid 47171 Lempo, [1] [2] performed on October 1, 1999, in collaboration with Louis-Gregory Strolger.

After his doctorate at Yale University, he worked as a researcher at the Cerro Tololo Observatory and at Smith College. In 2002 he interrupted his academic career to start his own business. [3]

References

  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically)". www.minorplanetcenter.org. Retrieved 2025-03-17.
  2. Data updated to 21 October 2017.
  3. Laura Trouille (14 August 2014). "Career Profiles: Astronomer to President of a Defense Industry Company" . Retrieved 21 October 2017.