Erwin Schwab

Erwin Schwab (born 1964) is a German amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets, who works at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, near Darmstadt, Germany.[2][3][4] He has discovered and co-discovered more than 80 asteroids[1] from the Starkenburg (611), Tzec Maun (D25) and Taunus observatories (B01).

Minor planets discovered: 87 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Biography

Schwab was born in Heppenheim,[3][5] where he started observing minor planets at the Starkenburg Observatory in 1981.[6]

Honors and awards

The Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra in Spain has named the main-belt asteroid 185638 Erwinschwab in his honour.[2][7][8]

Discoveries

One which he discovered is named after his parents, Elfriede and Erwin Schwab.[9] Schwab has discovered asteroids at Starkenburg, Tzec Maun[10] as well as at the Taunus Observatory.[1] Some minor planet are named for German cities such as 204852 Frankfurt, 241418 Darmstadt, and 243440 Colonia (Cologne), while the Jupiter-trojans 192220 Oicles and 221917 Opites are named after figures from Greek mythology. He also co-discovered 2009 DM45, an unnumbered Apollo asteroid and potentially hazardous object.[11]

List of discovered minor planets
192220 Oicles14 September 2007list [A]
204852 Frankfurt15 September 2007list [A]
204873 FAIR17 September 2007list [A]
207687 Senckenberg12 September 2007list [A]
207901 Tzecmaun28 October 2008list
216390 Binnig14 February 2008list [A]
216433 Milianleo19 February 2009list
221917 Opites26 September 2008list [B]
224831 Neeffisis27 November 2006list [A]
241418 Darmstadt31 October 2008list
243109 Hansludwig12 September 2007list [B]
243440 Colonia17 March 2009list [B]
243536 Mannheim15 March 2010list
256813 Marburg11 February 2008list [A]
(263391) 2008 DA16 February 2008list [A]
263932 Speyer22 April 2009list
264020 Stuttgart17 August 2009list
274020 Skywalker12 September 2007list [B]
274835 Aachen22 August 2009list
278141 Tatooine15 February 2007list [B]
(278417) 2007 RR14614 September 2007list [A]
(279037) 2008 VU138 November 2008list
281140 Trier16 February 2007list [A]
(281661) 2008 VW138 November 2008list
(283117) 2008 VU1 November 2008list
283142 Weena29 December 2008list [A]
(284941) 2010 EB219 March 2010list [A]
(295476) 2008 QN2329 August 2008list [A]
295565 Hannover27 September 2008list [B]
(295987) 2008 YA6629 December 2008list [A]
(296362) 2009 FU2521 March 2009list [A]
(296530) 2009 OV928 July 2009list
301061 Egelsbach28 October 2008list
301394 Bensheim23 February 2009list
(301625) 2010 EC219 March 2010list [A]
(309274) 2007 RB13315 September 2007list [A]
(309911) 2009 FG217 March 2009list [A]
(312558) 2009 GC2 April 2009list [A]
(315251) 2007 SJ1116 September 2007list [A]
316042 Tilofranz19 April 2009list
(325557) 2009 SK10122 September 2009list [A]
325558 Guyane24 September 2009list
328477 Eckstein21 April 2009list
(332633) 2008 UK424 October 2008list
336698 Melbourne5 February 2010list
(342277) 2008 TE108 October 2008list
343000 Ijontichy29 January 2009list [C]
(343138) 2009 FG3228 March 2009list
(343323) 2010 CP18 February 2010list
343444 Halluzinelle7 March 2010list [B]
(343981) 2011 LA277 March 2010list [B]
(346865) 2009 FJ317 March 2009list [C]
(347020) 2010 EV207 March 2010list [B]
(352162) 2007 RV1512 September 2007list [A]
(352705) 2008 SC15228 September 2008list [A]
(352945) 2009 BL1021 January 2009list
(356104) 2009 FC418 March 2009list [B]
(365243) 2009 MV725 June 2009list
367436 Siena27 September 2008list [B]
(369134) 2008 RG798 September 2008list [C]
(369297) 2009 SW2023 September 2009list [B]
(371868) 2008 CQ217 February 2008list [C]
(375156) 2008 CZ11611 February 2008list [A]
(375668) 2009 FW117 March 2009list [A]
376084 Annettepeter3 November 2010list
378214 Sauron14 January 2007list [A]
(378791) 2008 SQ8427 September 2008list [A]
378917 Stefankarge28 October 2008list
379155 Volkerheinrich18 August 2009list
(384539) 2010 EA219 March 2010list [A]
(389280) 2009 HQ4620 April 2009list [A]
389293 Hasubick19 May 2009list
(400775) 2010 EK219 March 2010list [A]
(410193) 2007 RG13315 September 2007list [A]
(410965) 2009 TG413 October 2009list
(414309) 2008 RF798 September 2008list [A]
(414444) 2009 FC217 March 2009list [A]
(418444) 2008 QM2329 August 2008list [A]
418532 Saruman27 September 2008list [C]
(435797) 2008 VM44 November 2008list
(450981) 2008 SM8427 September 2008list [B]
(457752) 2009 HK6827 April 2009list
458063 Gustavomuler21 December 2009list
(462765) 2010 EN128 March 2010list [B]
(484791) 2009 DS18 February 2009list [A]
(485065) 2010 EH219 March 2010list [A]
(494998) 2010 JR315 May 2010list
Co-discovery made with:
A R. Kling
B S. Karge
C U. Zimmer

Works
  • Kleinplaneten-Entdeckungen in Deutschland (German). Epubli Verlag, Berlin 2016, ISBN 978-3-741-80915-6.

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  2. "185638 Erwinschwab (2008 EU7)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  3. "Neuer Asteroid entdeckt: Planet Darmstadt" (New asteroid discovered: Planet Darmstadt), Frankfurter Rundschau 4 August 2010 (in German)
  4. "FAIR Newsletter No.15, April 2010, Page 10" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  5. Sabine Schiner, "'Darmstadt' schwebt zwischen Mars und Jupiter" ("Darmstadt" orbits between Mars and Jupiter) Archived 6 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Darmstädter Echo 4 August 2010 (in German)
  6. Letter from International Astronomical Union
  7. Minor Planet Circular # 66244, published 7 June 2009.
  8. Names given to LSSS asteroid discoveries: Erwinschwab, Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra, minorplanets.org, 25 February 2010, retrieved 13 August 2010.
  9. Kleinplaneten-Namen, Starkenburg Observatory, 28 June 2010, retrieved 13 August 2010.
  10. Asteroid Astrometry and Reporting Archived 16 April 2013 at Archive.today, Tzec Maun Observatory wiki.
  11. Minor Planet Electronic Circulars 2009-D81

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