Loren C. Ball

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Loren C. Ball (born 1948 in Watonga, Oklahoma, United States) is an American amateur astronomer, who has discovered more than 100 asteroids while working at his Emerald Lane Observatory (843), built on the roof of his house on Emerald Lane, Decatur, Alabama. As of 2026, he has credit for 112 numbered designations with the Minor Planet Center at Harvard for the period between 2000 and 2004. None of them were co-discoveries. He is under contract with NASA through the University of Alabama in Huntsville to do outreach to school groups and organisations. , he promotes asteroid education in schools and on social media.

The main-belt asteroid 16095 Lorenball, discovered by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey in 1999, is named after him. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 ().

List of discovered minor planets

34351 Decatur 3 September 2000 51599 Brittany 28 April 2001 61400 Voxandreae 25 August 2000 62701 Davidrankin 7 October 2000 15 October 2001 6 April 2002 72834 Guywells 25 April 2001 73073 Jannaleuty 4 April 2002 8 May 2002 11 August 2002 25 September 2001 15 August 2001 92586 Jaxonpowell 9 August 2000 93164 Gordontelepun 29 September 2000 2 October 2000 8 October 2000 30 September 2001 26 August 2000 3 September 2000 2 October 2000 15 August 2001 112483 Missjudy 1 August 2002 4 August 2002 8 August 2002 24 August 2003 115492 Watonga 23 October 2003 119195 Margaretgreer 25 August 2001 12 April 2003 7 November 2001 128345 Danielbamberger 15 April 2004 27 April 2001 14 July 2001 24 August 2001 4 April 2002 6 April 2002 18 October 2001 26 October 2001 26 October 2001 6 September 2002 23 March 2004 20 October 2001 24 October 2000 21 October 2001 29 November 2002 16 September 2001 18 November 2001 18 October 2001 29 July 2002 5 August 2002 1 December 2002 14 November 2002 25 August 2000 24 October 2001 20 October 2003 16 April 2004 29 October 2001 7 December 2002 12 September 2001 16 April 2001 14 August 2001 15 September 2001 25 September 2001 19 April 2002 3 September 2002 1 December 2002 27 September 2001 20 October 2003 25 March 2003 29 September 2000 15 October 2001 3 April 2002 21 August 2001 14 July 2001 28 September 2003 19 September 2000 2 October 2002 11 March 2004 19 October 2001 25 November 2002 12 November 2001 16 April 2002 4 September 2002 2 December 2002 28 April 2003 23 March 2004 21 August 2000 1 December 2002 28 May 2003 4 September 2002 29 September 2000 5 April 2002 23 September 2003 22 October 2001 22 October 2001 22 October 2001 10 November 2001 16 September 2001 21 October 2001 15 June 2002 1 November 2003 15 October 2001 2 October 2000 24 October 2000 29 September 2001 6 April 2002 21 August 2001 12 November 2001 1 September 2002 21 October 2001 11 March 2004 19 September 2000 29 September 2002

Loren C. Ball

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