Kenneth J. Lawrence

Kenneth J. Lawrence (born 1964) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 32 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 32 numbered asteroids between 1989 and 1994, he has also co-discovered 152P/Helin-Lawrence, a periodic comet from the Jupiter family.[3] He was also a participant in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey.[2]

The main-belt asteroid 4969 Lawrence, discovered by Eleanor Helin in 1986, is named in his honor.[2] Naming citation was published on 14 July 1992 (M.P.C. 20522).[4]

List of discovered minor planets

List of minor planets discovered by Kenneth Lawrence

Name	Discovery Date	Listing
5621 Erb	23 September 1990	list
5653 Camarillo	21 November 1992	list ^[A]
(5836) 1993 MF	22 June 1993	list ^[A]
6456 Golombek	27 July 1992	list ^[A]
6561 Gruppetta	10 October 1991	list
(6727) 1991 TF₄	10 October 1991	list
7091 Maryfields	1 May 1992	list ^[A]
(7341) 1991 VK	1 November 1991	list ^[A]
(9058) 1992 JB	1 May 1992	list ^[B]
(9400) 1994 TW₁	9 October 1994	list ^[A]
9969 Braille	27 May 1992	list ^[A]
(11904) 1991 TR₁	13 October 1991	list
(14923) 1994 TU₃	7 October 1994	list
(16636) 1993 QP	23 August 1993	list ^[A]
(22306) 1990 SF₄	23 September 1990	list
(23548) 1994 EF₂	11 March 1994	list
(26850) 1992 JL	1 May 1992	list ^[C]
(30831) 1990 TO₁₄	14 October 1990	list ^[A]

Name	Discovery Date	Listing
(32906) 1994 RH	2 September 1994	list ^[A]
(37589) 1991 NN₉	9 July 1991	list ^[A]
(37591) 1991 TD₄	10 October 1991	list
(39565) 1992 SL	24 September 1992	list ^[A]
(48470) 1991 TC₂	10 October 1991	list
(73681) 1989 TL₁₈	2 October 1989	list ^[A]
(90722) 1991 TE₄	10 October 1991	list
(136620) 1994 JC	4 May 1994	list ^[A]
(152563) 1992 BF	30 January 1992	list ^[A]
(162004) 1991 VE	3 November 1991	list ^[A]
(207945) 1991 JW	8 May 1991	list ^[A]
(301846) 1993 OV₁	16 July 1993	list ^[A]
(385186) 1994 AW₁	11 January 1994	list ^[A]
(393350) 1992 RN₁	1 September 1992	list ^[A]
Co-discovery made with: ^A E. F. Helin ^B J. Alu ^C P. Rose

References

"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4969) Lawrence". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4969) Lawrence. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 428. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4847. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.
"JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 152P/Helin-Lawrence". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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[MPC-Discoverers-1] "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2019.

[springer-2] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(4969) Lawrence". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4969) Lawrence. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 428. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_4847. ISBN 978-3-540-29925-7.

[jpldata-152P-3] "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 152P/Helin-Lawrence". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-4] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

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Kenneth J. Lawrence

List of discovered minor planets

See also

References