Henry G. Roe

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Henry G. Roe
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Born1975 (age 50–51)
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Occupations Astronomer, Researcher
Board member of International Astronomical Union [ citation needed ]

Henry G. Roe (born 1975) is an American astronomer who previously worked at the Lowell Observatory. [1] [2] The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of the trans-Neptunian object 120347 Salacia made on 22 September 2004 with the collaboration of Kristina M. Barkume and Michael E. Brown. [3] Additionally, the asteroid 28803 Roe was named in his honor. [4]

Roe received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Williams College in 1997, followed by a Doctor of Philosophy in astrophysics from the University of California, Berkeley in 2002. [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Lowell Discovery Telescope (LDT)". Lowell Observatory . Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  2. 1 2 "Henry Roe". Lowell Observatory . Archived from the original on 2015-03-15. Retrieved 2024-04-07.
  3. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically)". International Astronomical Union . Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  4. ↑ "New Names of Minor Planets" (PDF). Minor Planet Circular (75351). Minor Planet Center: 245. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2024-07-12. Henry G. Roe (b. 1975), is an assistant astronomer at Lowell Observatory. His research interests include weather on Titan and methane in the outer solar system.
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