Alan C. Gilmore
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| 2434 Bateson 2434 Bateson 2434 Bateson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 27, 1981 by A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory.- External links :*... |
May 27, 1981 | with P. M. Kilmartin Pamela M. Kilmartin Pamela M. Kilmartin is a New Zealand astronomer.She has discovered some forty asteroids, each one in collaboration with Alan C. Gilmore; both of them are also active comet-hunters.She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand .... |
| 3087 Beatrice Tinsley 3087 Beatrice Tinsley 3087 Beatrice Tinsley is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 30, 1981 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.- External links :*... |
August 30, 1981 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 3152 Jones 3152 Jones 3152 Jones is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 7, 1983 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.- External links :*... |
June 7, 1983 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 3305 Ceadams 3305 Ceadams 3305 Ceadams is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 21, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.- External links :*... |
May 21, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 3400 Aotearoa 3400 Aotearoa 3400 Aotearoa is an inner main-belt asteroid discovered on April 2, 1981 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John University Observatory.Aotearoa is the Māori language name for New Zealand.- External links :*... |
April 2, 1981 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 3521 Comrie 3521 Comrie 3521 Comrie is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 26, 1982 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.- External links :*... |
June 26, 1982 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 3563 Canterbury 3563 Canterbury 3563 Canterbury is a main belt asteroid with a perihelion of 2.6828106 AU. It has an eccentricity of 0.1763592 and an orbital period of 1706.2179036 days .... |
March 23, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 3810 Aoraki 3810 Aoraki 3810 Aoraki is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 20, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Mount John.Aoraki means "Cloud Piercer" in Māori, and forms part of the name Aoraki/Mount Cook, New Zealand's highest mountain.... |
February 20, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 4154 Rumsey 4154 Rumsey 4154 Rumsey is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 10, 1985 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.- External links :*... |
July 10, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 4243 Nankivell 4243 Nankivell 4243 Nankivell is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 4, 1981 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.- External links :*... |
April 4, 1981 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 4248 Ranald 4248 Ranald 4248 Ranald is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 23, 1984 by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.- External links :*... |
April 23, 1984 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 4409 Kissling 4409 Kissling 4409 Kissling is the name given to an asteroid discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin, in 1989. It is named after Dr. Warwick Kissling, an amateur astronomer and mathematical modeller from Wellington, New Zealand.... |
June 30, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 4819 Gifford 4819 Gifford 4819 Gifford is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 24, 1985 by A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.- External links :*... |
May 24, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| 4837 Bickerton 4837 Bickerton 4837 Bickerton is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 30, 1989 by A. C. Gilmore and P. M. Kilmartin at Lake Tekapo.- External links :*... |
June 30, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5207) 1988 HE | April 15, 1988 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5251) 1985 KA | May 18, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5311) 1981 GD1 (5311) 1981 GD1 1981 GD1 is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand, on April 3, 1981.-External links:*... |
April 3, 1981 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5718) 1983 PB (5718) 1983 PB 1983 PB is a Main Belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand, on August 4, 1983.-External links:*... |
August 4, 1983 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5763) 1982 MA (5763) 1982 MA 1982 MA is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand, on June 23, 1982.-External links:*... |
June 23, 1982 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5818) 1989 RC1 (5818) 1989 RC1 1989 RC1 is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand on September 5, 1989.-External links:*... |
September 5, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5898) 1985 KE (5898) 1985 KE 1985 KE is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand on May 23, 1985.-External links:*... |
May 23, 1985 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (5906) 1989 SN5 (5906) 1989 SN5 1989 SN5 is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand on September 24, 1989.-External links:*... |
September 24, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (6034) 1987 JA (6034) 1987 JA 1987 JA is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand, on May 5, 1987.-External links:*... |
May 5, 1987 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (6142) 1993 FP (6142) 1993 FP 1993 FP is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory in New Zealand on March 23, 1993.-External links:*... |
March 23, 1993 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (7432) 1993 HL5 | April 23, 1993 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (8481) 1988 LH | June 14, 1988 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (8884) 1994 CM2 | February 12, 1994 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (9018) 1987 JG (9018) 1987 JG 1987 JG is a main-belt minor planet. It was discovered by Alan C. Gilmore and Pamela M. Kilmartin at the Mount John University Observatory near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand, on May 5, 1987.-External links:*... |
May 5, 1987 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (9750) 1989 NE1 | July 8, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (11080) 1993 FO | March 23, 1993 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (13510) 1989 OL | July 29, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (13511) 1989 RD1 | September 5, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (13552) 1992 GA | April 4, 1992 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (15712) 1989 RN2 | September 1, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (18340) 1989 OM | July 29, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (21130) 1993 FN | March 23, 1993 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (30945) 1994 GW9 | April 14, 1994 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (48501) 1993 FM | March 23, 1993 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (58158) 1989 RA | September 1, 1989 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
| (65718) 1993 FL | March 23, 1993 | with P. M. Kilmartin |
Alan Charles Gilmore is a New Zealand
New Zealand
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astronomer
Astronomer
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.
He has discovered some forty asteroid
Asteroid
Asteroids are a class of small Solar System bodies in orbit around the Sun. They have also been called planetoids, especially the larger ones...
s, each one in collaboration with Pamela M. Kilmartin
Pamela M. Kilmartin
Pamela M. Kilmartin is a New Zealand astronomer.She has discovered some forty asteroids, each one in collaboration with Alan C. Gilmore; both of them are also active comet-hunters.She is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society of New Zealand ....
; both of them are also active "nova
Nova
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-" and "comet
Comet
A comet is an icy small Solar System body that, when close enough to the Sun, displays a visible coma and sometimes also a tail. These phenomena are both due to the effects of solar radiation and the solar wind upon the nucleus of the comet...
-hunters". He works at Mount John University Observatory
Mount John University Observatory
Mount John University Observatory , is New Zealand's premier astronomical research observatory. It is situated at ASL atop Mount John at the northern end of the Mackenzie Basin in the South Island, and was established in 1965...
and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury
University of Canterbury
The University of Canterbury , New Zealand's second-oldest university, operates its main campus in the suburb of Ilam in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand...
, Christchurch
Christchurch
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, New Zealand. He is also a member of the Organizing Committee of IAU
International Astronomical Union
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Commission 6, which oversees the dissemination of information and the assignment of credit for astronomical discoveries. The Commission still bears the name "Astronomical Telegrams", even though telegrams are no longer used.
On 2007 August 30, he discovered his first periodic comet, P/2007 Q2.