Asteroids discovered: 50 7603 Salopia 25 July 1995 9421 Violilla 24 December 1995 9428 Angelalouise 26 February 1996 3 September 1997 10216 Popastro 22 September 1997 16 September 1996 28 September 1995 11626 Church Stretton 8 November 1996 (12785) 1995 ST 19 September 1995 (12786) 1995 SU 19 September 1995 (13152) 1995 QK 19 August 1995 7 September 1997 21 August 1996 19 October 1996 7 November 1996 (20199) 1997 DR 28 February 1997 13 October 1996 28 February 1996 20 September 1995 21 September 1997 25 October 1997 13 September 1996 4 October 1996 26 December 1997 7 October 1997 24 September 1995 16 October 1996 16 November 1995 20 February 1996 28 January 1997 14 January 1997 (48625) 1995 QF 16 August 1995 29 September 1995 27 September 1995 13 June 1996 15 September 1996 (58367) 1995 QL 19 August 1995 16 November 1995 20 February 1996 17 November 1995 21 October 1997 26 February 1996 17 August 1996 22 July 1995 14 September 1996 4 October 1996 24 July 1995 15 September 1996 16 November 1995 13 September 1996
Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets,Astronomical Data System although his profession is that of an actuary.Independent newspaper A small speck in the sky; but a giant find for insurance man (1997) He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars,"Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835+32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun" by I. Neill Reid, K. L. Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone, Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl5, Stephen E. Levine5, Alice K. B. Monet and David G. Monet The Astronomical Journal Volume 125 Number 1p. 354–358 and discovered supernova SN 1997bq in NGC 3147, on 7 April 1997.Hermes newsletter (May 1997) p 2
Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia (named after Shropshire),JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7603 Salopia 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon (observatory J17). Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.
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