Tom Stafford (astronomer)
| Asteroids discovered: 40[1] | |
|---|---|
| 12061 Alena | March 21, 1998 |
| 12533 Edmond | June 2, 1998 |
| September 18, 1998 | |
| 13436 Enid | November 17, 1999 |
| 13688 Oklahoma | September 9, 1997 |
| October 19, 1998 | |
| April 5, 2000 | |
| 15904 Halstead | September 29, 1997 |
| November 6, 1997 | |
| July 14, 1999 | |
| September 13, 1999 | |
| September 13, 1999 | |
| September 27, 2000 | |
| November 2, 1999 | |
| November 12, 1999 | |
| October 1, 1999 | |
| October 19, 1998 | |
| March 9, 1999 | |
| February 19, 1999 | |
| February 24, 1998 | |
| March 9, 1999 | |
| November 25, 1997 | |
| January 29, 1998 | |
| September 11, 1998 | |
| November 16, 1998 | |
| November 23, 1998 | |
| November 4, 1999 | |
| November 12, 1999 | |
| November 12, 1998 | |
| November 11, 1998 | |
| September 29, 1997 | |
| January 23, 1998 | |
| December 21, 2000 | |
| October 1, 1999 | |
| November 8, 1999 | |
| September 30, 1999 | |
| November 30, 1999 | |
| November 15, 1999 | |
| November 7, 1997 | |
| February 4, 2000 | |
Tom Stafford is an American astronomer who has discovered a number of asteroids since 1997,[1] including 12061 Alena,[2] 12533 Edmond,[3] 13436 Enid,[4] 13688 Oklahoma[5] and 15904 Halstead[6] at Zeno Observatory (observatory code 727) in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is the son of Joseph W. Stafford and Alena Ruth Robbins, both now deceased, and has a sister, Susan Halstead.[7]
References[]
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser:12061 Alena". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 12533 Edmond". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13436 Enid". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13688 Oklahoma". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 15904 Halstead". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
- ^ "Ruth Stafford". Obituaries, Enid News, Oklahoma. February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-08.
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