Between 1980 and 1997, he has also discovered a total 60 numbered minor planets,[1] including (15398) 1997 UZ23, a dark Jupiter trojan about 37 kilometers in diameter.[2][3] Working on the LONEOS project he rediscovered the long lost asteroid69230 Hermes in October 2003 and the Apohele asteroid(434326) 2004 JG6 in May 2004. Skiff has worked as an Astronomer at Lowell Observatory since 1976.[4] He is also a volleyball player with the Mars Hill summer volleyball squad.
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The Florian main-belt asteroid 2554 Skiff was named in his honour.[5] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 April 1982 (M.P.C. 6834).[6]
^Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2554) Skiff". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2554) Skiff. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 209. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2555. ISBN978-3-540-00238-3.