Loren C. Ball
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Loren C. Ball (born 1948) is an American amateur
843), built on the roof of his house on Emerald Lane, Decatur, Alabama.[2][3][4] As of 2024, he has credit for 110 numbered designations with the Minor Planet Center at Harvard for the period between 2000 and 2004. None of them were co-discoveries.[1] He is under contract with NASA through the University of Alabama in Huntsville to do outreach to school groups and organisations.[4] As of 2024[update], he promotes asteroid education in schools and on social media.[2]
The main-belt asteroid
M.P.C. 118219).[5]
List of discovered minor planets
34351 Decatur | 3 September 2000 | list |
51599 Brittany |
28 April 2001 | list |
61400 Voxandreae |
25 August 2000 | list |
62701 Davidrankin |
7 October 2000 | list |
(64123) 2001 TS18 | 15 October 2001 | list |
(65260) 2002 GE2 | 6 April 2002 | list |
72834 Guywells |
25 April 2001 | list |
73073 Jannaleuty |
4 April 2002 | list |
(73196) 2002 JZ10 | 8 May 2002 | list |
(78284) 2002 PC43 | 11 August 2002 | list |
(83596) 2001 SC263 | 25 September 2001 | list |
(88377) 2001 PK29 | 15 August 2001 | list |
92586 Jaxonpowell |
9 August 2000 | list |
93164 Gordontelepun |
29 September 2000 | list |
(93466) 2000 TO | 2 October 2000 | list |
(93490) 2000 TV33 | 8 October 2000 | list |
(94404) 2001 SO287 | 30 September 2001 | list |
(105272) 2000 QD25 | 26 August 2000 | list |
(105508) 2000 RA9 | 3 September 2000 | list |
(106096) 2000 TQ | 2 October 2000 | list |
(108917) 2001 PX14 | 15 August 2001 | list |
112483 Missjudy |
1 August 2002 | list |
(112484) 2002 PB1 | 4 August 2002 | list |
(112539) 2002 PB40 | 8 August 2002 | list |
(114910) 2003 QA29 | 24 August 2003 | list |
115492 Watonga |
23 October 2003 | list |
119195 Margaretgreer |
25 August 2001 | list |
(120148) 2003 GO51 | 12 April 2003 | list |
(125266) 2001 VG | 7 November 2001 | list |
128345 Danielbamberger |
15 April 2004 | list |
(131327) 2001 HC23 | 27 April 2001 | list |
(131414) 2001 NB6 | 14 July 2001 | list |
(131446) 2001 QP100 | 24 August 2001 | list |
(132296) 2002 GB1 | 4 April 2002 | list |
(132298) 2002 GD2 | 6 April 2002 | list |
(140603) 2001 UQ | 18 October 2001 | list |
(140632) 2001 UQ17 | 26 October 2001 | list |
(140633) 2001 UR17 | 26 October 2001 | list |
(142155) 2002 RT28 | 6 September 2002 | list |
(144553) 2004 FB6 | 23 March 2004 | list |
(148772) 2001 UU2 | 20 October 2001 | list |
(153175) 2000 UN2 | 24 October 2000 | list |
(153757) 2001 UN210 | 21 October 2001 | list |
(154345) 2002 WS18 | 29 November 2002 | list |
(156036) 2001 SD | 16 September 2001 | list |
(158330) 2001 WK2 | 18 November 2001 | list |
(160165) 2001 UR | 18 October 2001 | list |
(163363) 2002 OV19 | 29 July 2002 | list |
(166422) 2002 PS1 | 5 August 2002 | list |
(166857) 2002 XE | 1 December 2002 | list |
(170072) 2002 VG128 | 14 November 2002 | list |
(173449) 2000 QO6 | 25 August 2000 | list |
(173875) 2001 UQ14 | 24 October 2001 | list |
(177191) 2003 UD10 | 20 October 2003 | list |
(180683) 2004 HF | 16 April 2004 | list |
(182595) 2001 UH18 | 29 October 2001 | list |
(183379) 2002 XL44 | 7 December 2002 | list |
(187987) 2001 RJ43 | 12 September 2001 | list |
(189076) 2001 HN | 16 April 2001 | list |
(193801) 2001 PV13 | 14 August 2001 | list |
(193947) 2001 RA46 | 15 September 2001 | list |
(194124) 2001 SD263 | 25 September 2001 | list |
(195511) 2002 HV5 | 19 April 2002 | list |
(195874) 2002 RC1 | 3 September 2002 | list |
(203866) 2002 XF | 1 December 2002 | list |
(205558) 2001 SF273 | 27 September 2001 | list |
(209155) 2003 UE10 | 20 October 2003 | list |
(213785) 2003 FZ4 | 25 March 2003 | list |
(219382) 2000 SU89 | 29 September 2000 | list |
(219590) 2001 TQ18 | 15 October 2001 | list |
(222873) 2002 GL | 3 April 2002 | list |
(237607) 2001 QQ71 | 21 August 2001 | list |
(239965) 2001 NC6 | 14 July 2001 | list |
(242244) 2003 SW217 | 28 September 2003 | list |
(243777) 2000 SJ | 19 September 2000 | list |
(247588) 2002 TW92 | 2 October 2002 | list |
(259901) 2004 EL | 11 March 2004 | list |
(264594) 2001 UM1 | 19 October 2001 | list |
(270980) 2002 WJ11 | 25 November 2002 | list |
(286262) 2001 VK17 | 12 November 2001 | list |
(286762) 2002 HU4 | 16 April 2002 | list |
(287059) 2002 RF1 | 4 September 2002 | list |
(287436) 2002 XP3 | 2 December 2002 | list |
(287622) 2003 HO16 | 28 April 2003 | list |
(288473) 2004 FA6 | 23 March 2004 | list |
(297382) 2000 QC | 21 August 2000 | list |
(298268) 2002 XG | 1 December 2002 | list |
(298353) 2003 KU16 | 28 May 2003 | list |
(302625) 2002 RD1 | 4 September 2002 | list |
(313062) 2000 SS89 | 29 September 2000 | list |
(317288) 2002 GR1 | 5 April 2002 | list |
(323243) 2003 SO201 | 23 September 2003 | list |
(333352) 2001 UK6 | 22 October 2001 | list |
(334264) 2001 UH6 | 22 October 2001 | list |
(337704) 2001 UJ6 | 22 October 2001 | list |
(337814) 2001 VG2 | 10 November 2001 | list |
(344229) 2001 SC | 16 September 2001 | list |
(344291) 2001 UQ4 | 21 October 2001 | list |
(344455) 2002 LE47 | 15 June 2002 | list |
(354414) 2003 VA | 1 November 2003 | list |
(357096) 2001 TR18 | 15 October 2001 | list |
(373481) 2000 TP | 2 October 2000 | list |
(390557) 2000 UL2 | 24 October 2000 | list |
(399394) 2001 SL287 | 29 September 2001 | list |
(405121) 2002 GF2 | 6 April 2002 | list |
(415816) 2001 QT71 | 21 August 2001 | list |
(434064) 2001 VX71 | 12 November 2001 | list |
(601867) 2013 UL12 | 1 September 2002 | list |
(629360) 2001 UR4 | 21 October 2001 | list |
(661253) 2004 EM | 11 March 2004 | list |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "(16095) Lorenball". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
- ^ "An Amateur Story – originally published in The Huntsville Times, 2001". bsasnashville.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019. (at bellatrixobservatory.com)
- ^ a b Montgomery, Ben (13 December 2012). "Stars falling over Alabama". Decatur Daily.
- ^ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.