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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...

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8749 Beatles 8749 Beatles 8749 Beatles is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 3, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. It was named after the famous 1960s pop and rock group The Beatles.- External links :*...	3 April 1998
8958 Stargazer 8958 Stargazer 8958 Stargazer is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	23 March 1998
9241 Rosfranklin 9241 Rosfranklin 9241 Rosfranklin is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 10, 1997 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	10 August 1997
11196 Michanikos 11196 Michanikos 11196 Michanikos is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 22, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	22 January 1999
11365 NASA 11365 NASA 11365 NASA is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 23, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	23 March 1998
11425 Wearydunlop 11425 Wearydunlop 11425 Wearydunlop is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 18, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	18 June 1999
12113 Hollows 12113 Hollows 12113 Hollows is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 29, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	29 July 1998
12542 Laver 12542 Laver 12542 Laver is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 10, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	10 August 1998
13298 Namatjira 13298 Namatjira 13298 Namatjira is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 15, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	15 September 1998
14621 Tati 14621 Tati 14621 Tati is a main-belt asteroid discovered on October 22, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	22 October 1998
15092 Beegees 15092 Beegees 15092 Beegees is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.The members of the British pop-rock-disco group Bee Gees: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb and their younger brother, singer Andy Gibb that was never a member of the group, were...	15 March 1999
15495 Bogie 15495 Bogie 15495 Bogie is a main-belt asteroid discovered on February 17, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	17 February 1999
15550 Sydney 15550 Sydney 15550 Sydney is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 31, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	31 March 2000
15947 Milligan 15947 Milligan 15947 Milligan is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 2, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	2 January 1998
16046 Gregnorman 16046 Gregnorman 16046 Gregnorman is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 5, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	5 May 1999
16155 Buddy 16155 Buddy 16155 Buddy is a main-belt asteroid discovered on January 3, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	3 January 2000
16260 Sputnik 16260 Sputnik 16260 Sputnik is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 9, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	9 May 2000
17023 Abbott 17023 Abbott 17023 Abbott is a main belt asteroid discovered on March 7, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.-Notes:...	7 March 1999
17024 Costello 17024 Costello 17024 Costello is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	15 March 1999
17038 Wake 17038 Wake 17038 Wake is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	26 March 1999
17058 Rocknroll 17058 Rocknroll 17058 Rocknroll is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 13, 1999, by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory....	13 April 1999
17059 Elvis 17059 Elvis 17059 Elvis is a minor planet that was discovered by John Broughton on April 15, 1999. It is named after Elvis Presley.-External links:*...	15 April 1999
17078 Sellers 17078 Sellers 17078 Sellers is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	24 April 1999
17166 Secombe 17166 Secombe 17166 Secombe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 17, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	17 June 1999
17269 Dicksmith 17269 Dicksmith 17269 Dicksmith is a main-belt asteroid discovered on 3 June 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. It is named for Australian entrepreneur Dick Smith.- External links :*...	3 June 2000
	4 June 2000
17283 Ustinov 17283 Ustinov 17283 Ustinov is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 24, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. It was named in honor of Sir Peter Ustinov.- External links :*...	24 June 2000
17826 Normanwisdom 17826 Normanwisdom 17826 Normanwisdom is a main-belt asteroid undiscovered until April 3, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	3 April 1998
17892 Morecambewise 17892 Morecambewise 17892 Morecambewise is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 15, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	15 March 1999
17936 Nilus 17936 Nilus 17936 Nilus is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	24 April 1999
17945 Hawass 17945 Hawass 17945 Hawass is a main-belt asteroid discovered on May 14, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	14 May 1999
18125 Brianwilson 18125 Brianwilson 18125 Brianwilson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 22, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	22 July 2000
18132 Spector 18132 Spector 18132 Spector is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 30, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	30 July 2000
18747 Lexcen 18747 Lexcen 18747 Lexcen is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 26, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	26 March 1999
18839 Whiteley 18839 Whiteley 18839 Whiteley is a main belt asteroid discovered on August 5, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	5 August 1999
18932 Robinhood 18932 Robinhood 18932 Robinhood is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 28, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	28 August 2000
19453 Murdochorne 19453 Murdochorne 19453 Murdochorne is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 28, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	28 March 1998
19535 Rowanatkinson 19535 Rowanatkinson 19535 Rowanatkinson is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 24, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	24 April 1999
19578 Kirkdouglas 19578 Kirkdouglas 19578 Kirkdouglas is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 20, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	20 June 1999
19582 Blow 19582 Blow 19582 Blow is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 13, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.Graham L. Blow is a well-known astronomer, writer andaward-winning photographer...	13 July 1999
19631 Greensleeves 19631 Greensleeves 19631 Greensleeves is a main-belt asteroid discovered on September 13, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	13 September 1999
20314 Johnharrison 20314 Johnharrison 20314 Johnharrison is a main-belt asteroid discovered on March 28, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	28 March 1998
20403 Attenborough 20403 Attenborough 20403 Attenborough is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 22, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*- References :...	22 July 1998
20468 Petercook 20468 Petercook 20468 Petercook is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 13, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	13 July 1999
20469 Dudleymoore 20469 Dudleymoore 20469 Dudleymoore is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 13, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*- References :...	13 July 1999
21476 Petrie 21476 Petrie 21476 Petrie is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 28, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	28 April 1998
	10 August 1999
	10 August 1999
	13 September 1999
	15 September 1999
	27 July 1998
	29 July 1998
	26 November 1998
23032 Fossey 23032 Fossey 23032 Fossey is a main-belt asteroid discovered on December 3, 1999 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	3 December 1999
23774 Herbelliott 23774 Herbelliott 23774 Herbelliott is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 26, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	26 June 1998
24450 Victorchang 24450 Victorchang 24450 Victorchang is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1856.0822682 days . The asteroid was discovered on August 29, 2000 by J. Broughton at the Reedy Creek Observatory and is named for Victor Chang....	29 August 2000
	18 August 1998
25058 Shanegould 25058 Shanegould 25058 Shanegould is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 25, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory.- External links :*...	25 August 1998
	13 October 1998
	13 October 1998
	15 October 1998
	14 November 1998
	15 November 1998
	5 March 2000
	14 March 2000
(25939) 2001 EQ	3 March 2001
	22 October 1998
	3 April 2000
(26647) 2000 LT	2 June 2000
	18 April 2001
	23 April 2001
(27626) 2001 NA	1 July 2001
(28058) 1998 NF	1 July 1998
	22 July 1998
	10 March 1999
	4 March 2000
	31 March 2000
(28913) 2000 OT	23 July 2000
	15 April 1999
	19 April 1999
	15 March 2000
(30419) 2000 LU	2 June 2000
30439 Moe 30439 Moe 30439 Moe is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 21, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. The asteroid is named after the comedian and member of the Three Stooges, Moe Howard.- External links :*...	21 June 2000
30440 Larry 30440 Larry 30440 Larry is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 22, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. The asteroid is named after the comedian and member of the Three Stooges, Larry Fine.- External links :*...	22 June 2000
30441 Curly 30441 Curly 30441 Curly is a main-belt asteroid discovered on June 24, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. The asteroid is named after the comedian and member of the Three Stooges, Curly Howard.- External links :*...	24 June 2000
30444 Shemp 30444 Shemp 30444 Shemp is a main-belt asteroid discovered on July 5, 2000 by John Broughton at Reedy Creek Observatory. The asteroid is named after comedian Shemp Howard.- External links :*...	5 July 2000
	13 July 2001
	25 August 1997
	30 July 1998
	14 February 1999
(31552) 1999 EJ	7 March 1999
	12 April 1999
(31804) 1999 MG	18 June 1999
	6 June 2000
(32154) 2000 MH	23 June 2000
(32156) 2000 MY	24 June 2000
	26 June 2000
	29 June 2000
(32197) 2000 OV	24 July 2000
	29 July 2000
	29 July 2000
(32510) 2001 NS	12 July 2001
	5 August 1997
	2 January 1998
(33430) 1999 EH	7 March 1999
	19 April 1999
	13 May 1999
(33722) 1999 NO	7 July 1999
	15 August 1999
	27 May 2000
(33946) 2000 MV	24 June 2000
(33992) 2000 OQ	23 July 2000
(33993) 2000 OS	23 July 2000
	28 August 2000
	13 May 1999
	11 July 1999
	13 August 1999
	29 July 2000
	30 July 2000
	9 August 2000
	5 March 1998
	13 September 1998
	13 July 1999
	9 August 1999
	10 August 1999
	13 August 1999
	13 August 1999
(38668) 2000 PM	1 August 2000
	31 August 2000
	24 April 1998
	17 August 1998
	18 August 1998
	12 October 1998
	21 October 1998
	13 May 1999
(40327) 1999 MB	17 June 1999
(40332) 1999 NK	6 July 1999
	12 September 1999
	13 September 1999
(40716) 1999 SL	16 September 1999
41488 Sindbad 41488 Sindbad 41488 Sindbad is an outer main-belt asteroid discovered on August 29, 2000 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	29 August 2000
	2 January 1998
	9 August 1999
(42840) 1999 RU	4 September 1999
43293 Banting 43293 Banting 43293 Banting is a main-belt asteroid discovered on April 1, 2000 by John Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	1 April 2000
	14 August 2001
	21 May 1998
	23 July 1998
	29 July 1998
44217 Whittle 44217 Whittle 44217 Whittle is a main-belt asteroid discovered on August 12, 1998 by J. Broughton at Reedy Creek.- External links :*...	12 August 1998
	13 October 1998
	15 October 1998
	22 December 1998
(44592) 1999 OM	17 July 1999
(44595) 1999 PE	4 August 1999
(44596) 1999 PF	4 August 1999
(45764) 2000 LV	2 June 2000
	6 June 2000
	23 August 2000
	19 March 2001
	24 April 1998
	15 October 1998
	24 April 1999
	5 August 2002
	25 August 1997
	22 July 1998
	29 July 1998
	10 August 1998
	24 August 1998
	28 October 1998
	11 April 2000
	6 June 2000
(51333) 2000 ME	22 June 2000
	24 February 2001
	22 March 2001
	19 April 2001
	23 April 2001
	21 July 2001
	23 July 2001
	27 March 1998
	24 August 1998
	14 February 1999
	17 February 1999
	24 April 1999
	13 May 1999
	4 June 2000
	4 June 2000
(54437) 2000 MW	24 June 2000
	5 July 2000
	27 July 2000
	23 August 2000
	27 August 2000
(54818) 2001 NR	12 July 2001
	13 July 2001
	19 July 2001
	19 July 2001
	28 July 2001
	15 September 1998
	13 February 1999
	15 April 1999
	5 March 2000
	15 March 2000
	6 May 2000
	11 May 2000
(56708) 2000 MZ	24 June 2000
	27 June 2000
(56816) 2000 QQ	21 August 2000
	23 August 2000
	19 July 2001
	21 July 2001
	17 August 2001
	19 August 2001
	21 May 1998
	22 May 1998
(59472) 1999 HX	19 April 1999
	14 May 1999
(59757) 1999 ME	18 June 1999
(59759) 1999 MR	20 June 1999
	13 July 1999
	18 July 1999
	10 August 1999
	4 June 2000
(61121) 2000 MU	23 June 2000
	27 June 2000
	5 July 2000
	30 July 2000
	1 August 2000
	23 August 2000
	28 August 2000
	18 June 2001
(63451) 2001 OB	16 July 2001
	23 July 2001
	28 July 2001
	9 August 2001
	21 April 2002
	12 August 2002
	25 August 1997
	26 February 1998
	22 July 1998
	14 March 1999
(66264) 1999 HR	18 April 1999
	13 May 1999
	14 May 1999
	13 September 1999
	28 May 2000
	29 June 2000
	13 August 2001
	14 August 2001
	8 March 2003
	3 May 2003
	24 August 1998
	15 September 1998
	15 October 1998
	18 July 1999
	11 August 1999
	15 August 1999
	6 March 2000
	19 March 2001
(72818) 2001 HM	16 April 2001
	19 April 2001
	23 July 2001
	12 May 2002
	9 June 2002
(73435) 2002 MS	18 June 2002
	22 August 2003
	25 August 1997
	22 July 1998
	28 July 1998
(74563) 1999 MQ	20 June 1999
	19 July 1999
	12 September 1999
	19 March 2001
	20 March 2001
	19 July 2001
(77768) 2001 QM	16 August 2001
(78117) 2002 NR	4 July 2002
	13 July 2002
	15 July 2002
(78209) 2002 OA	16 July 2002
	31 July 2002
	10 August 2002
	12 August 2002
	30 July 1998
	17 August 1998
	4 June 2000
	6 July 2000
(81929) 2000 OE	22 July 2000
	18 April 2001
	27 April 2001
	20 June 2001
	26 June 2001
	20 July 2001
	20 July 2001
	31 July 2002
	13 August 1999
	27 May 2000
	26 June 2000
(87168) 2000 OW	24 July 2000
	23 August 2000
	29 August 2000
	31 August 2000
(90368) 2003 MG	19 June 2003
	26 February 1998
	13 August 1999
	7 November 1999
	7 November 1999
	3 April 2000
	27 May 2000
	29 May 2000
(92473) 2000 LP	2 June 2000
	29 June 2000
	29 June 2000
	5 July 2000
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	28 August 2000
	30 April 2003
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	4 June 2003
	9 June 2003
	18 July 2004
	9 August 2004
	10 August 2004
	12 August 2004
	13 August 2004
	14 August 2004
	21 August 2004
(96742) 1999 ON	17 July 1999
	5 July 2000
	9 August 2000
	28 August 2000
	24 May 2001
	12 July 2002
	26 June 1998
	13 July 1999
	15 August 1999
(105091) 2000 LO	2 June 2000
	27 June 2000
	29 June 2000
	23 April 2001
	24 April 2001
	18 June 2001
	18 June 2001
	23 July 2001
	28 July 2001
	29 July 2001
	15 August 2001
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	10 June 2002
	5 July 2002
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	14 July 2002
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(112434) 2002 OD	16 July 2002
	16 July 2002
	10 August 2002
	14 August 2002
	29 April 2003
	2 May 2003
	10 May 2003
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	24 May 2003
(114776) 2003 MJ	20 June 2003
	29 June 2003
	29 June 2003
	3 July 2003
(114806) 2003 OR	20 July 2003
	24 July 2003
	24 July 2003
	24 July 2003
	27 July 2003
	29 July 2003
(114841) 2003 PF	1 August 2003
	20 August 2003
	10 April 2004
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(117058) 2004 KW	17 May 2004
	21 July 2004
	6 August 2004
	14 August 2004
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	14 April 2005
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	29 May 2005
	3 April 2003
	9 April 2003
	5 June 2003
	27 August 2003
(120305) 2004 KF	16 May 2004
	9 July 2004
	29 July 1998
	10 November 1998
	8 May 1999
(121185) 1999 NP	7 July 1999
	15 September 1999
	27 June 2000
	14 May 2002
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	29 April 2003
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	26 May 2003
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(128066) 2003 OM	17 July 2003
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(128087) 2003 PH	1 August 2003
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(128428) 2004 NJ	8 July 2004
(128429) 2004 NK	8 July 2004
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(129813) 1999 NJ	6 July 1999
	26 August 2000
(131351) 2001 JE	2 May 2001
(131416) 2001 OA	16 July 2001
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John Broughton is an Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

n astronomer

Astronomer

An astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...

. He is a prolific discoverer of 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. His observations are done at Reedy Creek Observatory

Reedy Creek Observatory

Reedy Creek Observatory is the location for observations of Near-Earth objects by John Broughton, an Australian astronomer.The International Astronomical Union Observatory Code for Reedy Creek is 428....

in Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

(IAU

International Astronomical Union

The International Astronomical Union IAU is a collection of professional astronomers, at the Ph.D. level and beyond, active in professional research and education in astronomy...

Observatory Code: 428).

Discoveries and research

Broughton discovered a Near Earth Object

Near-Earth object

A near-Earth object is a Solar System object whose orbit brings it into close proximity with the Earth. All NEOs have a perihelion distance less than 1.3 AU. They include a few thousand near-Earth asteroids , near-Earth comets, a number of solar-orbiting spacecraft, and meteoroids large enough to...

(NEO), , on 11 April 2004. This is considered the first amateur discovery of a large, potentially hazardous NEO.

He discovered two 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...

s, now designated P/2005 T5 (Broughton) and C/2006 OF2 (Broughton), on 3 November 2005.

He has produced two software applications, scantracker and scanalyser, for the Drift-Scan Timing of Asteroid Occulations. These are available online for free.

Awards and grants

Broughton was one of five astronomers who won "Gene Shoemaker Near-Earth Object

Near-Earth object

Grants" from the Planetary Society

Planetary Society

The Planetary Society is a large, publicly supported, non-government and non-profit organization that has many research projects related to astronomy...

in 2002. The money was used to purchase a CCD camera.

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