Stephen P. Laurie

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Asteroids discovered: 50
7603 Salopia July 25, 1995
9421 Violilla December 24, 1995
9428 Angelalouise February 26, 1996
September 3, 1997
10216 Popastro September 22, 1997
September 16, 1996
September 28, 1995
11626 Church Stretton November 8, 1996
September 19, 1995
September 19, 1995
August 19, 1995
September 7, 1997
August 21, 1996
October 19, 1996
November 7, 1996
February 28, 1997
October 13, 1996
February 28, 1996
September 20, 1995
September 21, 1997
October 25, 1997
September 13, 1996
October 4, 1996
December 26, 1997
October 7, 1997
September 24, 1995
October 16, 1996
November 16, 1995
February 20, 1996
January 28, 1997
January 14, 1997
August 16, 1995
September 29, 1995
September 27, 1995
June 13, 1996
September 15, 1996
August 19, 1995
November 16, 1995
February 20, 1996
November 17, 1995
October 21, 1997
February 26, 1996
August 17, 1996
July 22, 1995
September 14, 1996
October 4, 1996
July 24, 1995
September 15, 1996
November 16, 1995
September 13, 1996

Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets,[1] although his profession is that of an actuary.[2] He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars[3] and discovered a supernova (SN 1997bq in NGC 3147) in 1997.[2][4]

Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia (named after Shropshire),[5] 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton[6] — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon (observatory J17). Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Astronomical Data System
  2. ^ a b c Independent newspaper A small speck in the sky; but a giant find for insurance man (1997)
  3. ^ "Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835+32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun" by I. Neill Reid, K. L. Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone , Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl5, Stephen E. Levine5, Alice K. B. Monet and David G. Monet The Astronomical Journal Volume 125 Number 1p. 354–358 doi:10.1086/344946 [1]
  4. ^ Hermes newsletter Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (May 1997) p 2
  5. ^ JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7603 Salopia
  6. ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 2008-05-24.


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