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Jeffrey (Jeff) Thomas Alu (born January 1, 1966) is an American musician, photographer, graphic artist, and amateur astronomer who has participated in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey. The asteroid 4104 Alu was named in his honor.
Discoveries
Alu is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 24 minor planets, including several near-Earth asteroids as well as some in the asteroid belt. Many of these discoveries were made in collaboration with American astronomers Eleanor F. Helin and Kenneth J. Lawrence. He also co-discovered 117P/Helin–Roman–Alu and 132P/Helin–Roman–Alu, two periodic comets.
List of discovered minor planets
Co-discoveries made with E. F. Helin and K. J. Lawrence.
List of minor planets discovered by Jeff Alu Name Discovery Date Listing 4132 Bartók 12 March 1988 4221 Picasso 13 March 1988 5230 Asahina 10 March 1988 5639 Ćuk 9 August 1989 12 March 1988 6335 Nicolerappaport 5 July 1992 14 March 1988 9 November 1993 10 October 1991 1 May 1992 24 September 1992 29 June 1989 1 October 1989 9 August 1989 20 September 1987 29 August 1992 10 October 1991 20 November 1987 10 March 1988 10 October 1991 12 October 1991 20 August 1993 9 August 1988 5 September 1989 1 September 1994
See also
References
External links Alu's Personal Home Page