Martin Connors
Martin Gerard Connors (born 1954) is a Canadian astronomer, space physicist, author and professor.[1]
Career
Connors received a PhD in Physics from the
Christian Veillet at the Mauna Kea Observatories in August 2000.[4] He was co-discoverer of the orbital properties of the "retrograde Trojan" 514107 Kaʻepaokaʻawela.[5]
Writing
Connors' first book "Invisible Solar System" was published by Taylor and Francis/CRC Press in 2024.
Awards and honors
The asteroid
13700 Connors, discovered by the Spacewatch survey in 1998, was named in his honor.[1]
He held a Canada Research Chair at Athabasca University and has received that organization's teaching and research awards.
See also
References
- ^ a b "13700 Connors (1998 MM36)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Brief Bio Martin Connors". Athabasca University. 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "NASA's WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit". NASA. 29 July 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 464639 (2000 PO30)" (2017-06-25 last obs.). Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ "514107 Kaʻepaokaʻawela". Retrieved 27 April 2024.
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