Graham E. Bell

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Minor planets discovered: 56  [1]
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Graham E. Bell is an American amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.

Along with amateur astronomer Gary Hug, he operates the U.S. Farpoint Observatory in Eskridge, Kansas.

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 56 numbered minor planets between 1998 and 2000. [1] He also co-discovered 178P/Hug-Bell, a periodic comet.

List of discovered minor planets

18055 Fernhildebrandt 11 October 1999 list   [A]
19619 Bethbell 16 August 1999 list
19630 Janebell 2 September 1999 list
20673 Janelle 3 November 1999 list
21651 Mission Valley 19 July 1999 list
22791 Twarog 14 June 1999 list
(22821) 1999 RS332 September 1999 list   [A]
23989 Farpoint 3 September 1999 list   [A]
24265 Banthonytwarog 13 December 1999 list   [A]
24305 Darrellparnell 26 December 1999 list   [A]
24308 Cowenco 29 December 1999 list   [A]
25594 Kessler 29 December 1999 list   [A]
(25595) 1999 YD929 December 1999 list   [A]
(26436) 1999 YV428 December 1999 list   [A]
(38249) 1999 QJ224 August 1999 list
(38604) 1999 YJ427 December 1999 list   [A]
(40331) 1999 MS117 June 1999 list   [A]
(40437) 1999 RU336 September 1999 list   [A]
(40438) 1999 RV336 September 1999 list   [A]
(41057) 1999 VU2212 November 1999 list   [A]
(42925) 1999 TC66 October 1999 list   [A]
(43031) 1999 VY2514 November 1999 list   [A]
(45178) 1999 XW14313 December 1999 list   [A]
(45253) 1999 YU428 December 1999 list   [A]
(45255) 1999 YK1331 December 1999 list   [A]
(49300) 1998 VZ513 November 1998 list   [A]
(49705) 1999 VC1911 November 1999 list   [A]
(49976) 1999 YR428 December 1999 list   [A]
(49977) 1999 YS428 December 1999 list   [A]
(59803) 1999 QH222 August 1999 list
(59829) 1999 RZ327 September 1999 list   [A]
(60268) 1999 XU386 December 1999 list   [A]
(74595) 1999 QP20 August 1999 list   [A]
(75013) 1999 UJ429 October 1999 list   [A]
(75071) 1999 VB1911 November 1999 list   [A]
(75076) 1999 VE2212 November 1999 list   [A]
(75551) 1999 YL427 December 1999 list   [A]
(85877) 1999 CD813 February 1999 list   [A]
(91529) 1999 RL19313 September 1999 list   [A]
(91903) 1999 VA1910 November 1999 list   [A]
(101615) 1999 CD914 February 1999 list   [A]
(102218) 1999 TA65 October 1999 list   [A]
(102219) 1999 TB66 October 1999 list   [A]
(102625) 1999 VX2715 November 1999 list   [A]
(121072) 1999 DP317 February 1999 list   [A]
(121184) 1999 NH5 July 1999 list   [A]
(121764) 1999 YH1331 December 1999 list   [A]
(137812) 1999 YU1431 December 1999 list   [A]
(148186) 2000 BG16 January 2000 list   [A]
(181886) 1999 RP329 September 1999 list   [A]
(185753) 1999 RM19313 September 1999 list   [A]
(192591) 1999 CE813 February 1999 list   [A]
(216935) 1999 RJ4313 September 1999 list   [A]
(231776) 1999 XM12710 December 1999 list   [A]
(326317) 1999 VN2313 November 1999 list   [A]
(350344) 2012 UQ1056 November 1999 list   [A]
Co-discovery made with:
A G. Hug

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References

  1. 1 2 "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.


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