Kenneth J. Lawrence

Asteroids discovered: 32 [1]
5621 Erb September 23, 1990
5653 Camarillo[1] November 21, 1992
(5836) 1993 MF[1] June 22, 1993
6456 Golombek[1] July 27, 1992
6561 Gruppetta October 10, 1991
(6727) 1991 TF4 October 10, 1991
(7091) 1992 JA[1] May 1, 1992
(7341) 1991 VK[1] November 1, 1991
(9058) 1992 JB [2] May 1, 1992
(9400) 1994 TW1[1] October 9, 1994
9969 Braille[1] May 27, 1992
(11904) 1991 TR1 October 13, 1991
(14923) 1994 TU3 October 7, 1994
(16636) 1993 QP[1] August 23, 1993
(22306) 1990 SF4 September 23, 1990
(23548) 1994 EF2 March 11, 1994
(26850) 1992 JL[3] May 1, 1992
(30831) 1990 TO14[1] October 14, 1990
(32906) 1994 RH[1] September 2, 1994
(37589) 1991 NN9[1] July 9, 1991
(37591) 1991 TD4 October 10, 1991
(39565) 1992 SL[1] September 24, 1992
(48470) 1991 TC2 October 10, 1991
(73681) 1989 TL18[1] October 2, 1989
(90722) 1991 TE4 October 10, 1991
(136620) 1994 JC[1] May 4, 1994
(152563) 1992 BF[1] January 30, 1992
(162004) 1991 VE[1] November 3, 1991
(207945) 1991 JW[1] May 8, 1991
(301846) 1993 OV1[1] July 16, 1993
(385186) 1994 AW1[1] January 11, 1994
  1. 1 with E. F. Helin
  2. 2 with J. T. Alu
  3. 3 with P. Rose

Kenneth J. Lawrence (born 1964) is an American astronomer.[2]

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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  2. 1 2 Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (4969) Lawrence. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 428. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 152P/Helin-Lawrence". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 July 2016.


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