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Timothy Bruce Spahr (born 1970) is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.
From 2000–2014, he worked at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian Minor Planet Center. From September 2006 to December 2014, he was the director of Minor Planet Center. He is a co-discoverer of Callirrhoe, a moon of Jupiter, and of Albiorix, a moon of Saturn. He also discovered two periodic comets: 171P/Spahr and P/1998 U4. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 58 minor planets.
Dr. Spahr is currently the CEO of NEO Sciences LLC, a consulting firm specializing in characterization of Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) including PHAs (Potentially Hazardous Asteroids), Asteroid and Comet science, and planetary defense coordination. Dr. Spahr is the manager of the UN-sanctioned International Asteroid Warning Network (IAWN) and also serves on the advisory council of The Planetary Society where he is the administrator of the Shoemaker NEO Grant program.
The Florian asteroid 2975 Spahr was named after him.
List of discovered minor planets
6534 Carriepeterson 24 February 1995 8 July 1994 7476 Ogilsbie 14 April 1993 7605 Cindygraber 21 September 1995 4 May 1994 7784 Watterson 5 August 1994 7835 Myroncope 16 June 1993 7885 Levine 17 May 1993 1 January 1995 19 October 1995 23 May 1995 16 June 1993 9799 Thronium 8 September 1996 12 May 1996 26 August 1995 11596 Francetic 26 May 1995 12008 Kandrup 11 October 1996 31 August 1995 19 September 1995 29 December 1994 22 September 1993 21 September 1995 17601 Sheldonschafer 19 September 1995 17602 Dr. G. 19 September 1995 18 October 1995 11 May 1996 10 October 1996 7 October 1996 20 September 1995 22 May 1996 22449 Ottijeff 1 November 1996 24827 Maryphil 2 September 1995 18 September 1995 31 August 1995 25 September 1995 15 March 1993 12 July 1994 4 May 1994 10 October 1996 26 September 1995 21 September 1995 12 October 1996 15 September 1996 26 September 1995 7 September 1996 58373 Albertoalonso 19 September 1995 7 October 1996 30 September 1995 23 October 1995 3 June 1994 29 September 1995 96268 Tomcarr 20 September 1995 25 September 1995 13 October 1995 29 October 2002 19 October 1995 7 April 2002 12 October 1996 Co-discovery made with: C. W. Hergenrother
References
External links An interview to Timothy Spahr (Minor Planet Center) Old equipment finds big asteroid nearby (asteroid: 1996 JA1)