Carl W. Hergenrother

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Carl William Hergenrother (born 1973) is an American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets.

Hergenrother has 2 children, 8109 Danielwilliam, and 8711 Lukeasher are named after his children. 7959 Alysecherri, is named after his wife, Alyse.

As credited by the Minor Planet Center, he has discovered and co-discovered 35 numbered asteroids at the Bigelow Sky Survey during 1993–1999. He has also discovered a number of comets including the long-period comet, C/1996 R1 (Hergenrother-Spahr), and three periodic comets, 168P/Hergenrother, 175P/Hergenrother and P/1999 V1 (Catalina). He was also a member of the science and operations team of the 2016-launched OSIRIS-REx spacecraft, a sample return mission to study near-Earth asteroid 101955 Bennu.

The outer main-belt asteroid 3099 Hergenrother was named in his honor on 3 May 1996 ().

List of discovered minor planets

6533 Giuseppina 24 February 1995 6613 Williamcarl 2 June 1994 7488 Robertpaul 27 May 1995 7489 Oribe 26 June 1995 7707 Yes 17 April 1993 7887 Bratfest 18 September 1993 7959 Alysecherri 2 August 1994 8109 Danielwilliam 25 February 1995 8711 Lukeasher 5 June 1994 5 June 1994 12396 Amyphillips 24 February 1995 12789 Salvadoraguirre 14 October 1995 18 October 1996 30 September 1995

8 December 1996 13 September 1996 24 May 1995 6 October 1996 4 May 1994 8 December 1996 26 May 1995 44192 Paulguttman 18 June 1998 55844 Bičák 12 September 1996 69406 Martz-Koh 30 September 1995 28 January 1995 30 September 1995 8 December 1996 121725 Aphidas 13 December 1999

29 May 1997 5 April 1994 27 September 1997 20 January 1998 14 December 1999 25 February 2006 28 January 1995 Co-discovery made with: T. B. Spahr S. M. Larson A. C. Smith

Carl W. Hergenrother

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