Alan C. Gilmore
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Alan Charles Gilmore (born 1944 in Greymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and other astronomical objects.<ref name="UC-SPARK" /><ref name="springer" />
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 41 minor planets, all but one in collaboration with his wife Pamela M. Kilmartin. Both astronomers are also active nova- and comet-hunters.
Until their retirement in 2014, Gilmore and Kilmartin worked at Mount John University Observatory (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand), where they continue to receive observing time. He is also a member of the Organizing Committee of IAU Commission 6, which oversees the dissemination of information and the assignment of credit for astronomical discoveries. The Commission still bears the name "Astronomical Telegrams", even though telegrams are no longer used.
On 2007 August 30, Gilmore discovered his first periodic comet, P/2007 Q2.<ref>Comet P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore), IAUC 8865</ref>
The Eunomia asteroid 2537 Gilmore was named in his honor,<ref name="springer" /> while his wife is honored with the outer main-belt asteroid 3907 Kilmartin.<ref name="springer-Kilmartin" />
Gilmore talks on astronomy on the Radio New Zealand program Nights' Science.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In May 2019 he and his wife were honored by New Zealand post with a stamp in its New Zealand Space Pioneers series.<ref name="NZSpacePioneers" />
List of discovered minor planetsEdit
| 2434 Bateson | May 27, 1981 |
| 3087 Beatrice Tinsley | August 30, 1981 |
| 3152 Jones | June 7, 1983 |
| 3305 Ceadams | May 21, 1985 |
| 3400 Aotearoa | April 2, 1981 |
| 3521 Comrie | June 26, 1982 |
| 3563 Canterbury | March 23, 1985 |
| 3810 Aoraki | February 20, 1985 |
| 4154 Rumsey | July 10, 1985 |
| 4243 Nankivell | April 4, 1981 |
| 4248 Ranald | April 23, 1984 |
| 4409 Kissling | June 30, 1989 |
| 4819 Gifford | May 24, 1985 |
| 4837 Bickerton | June 30, 1989 |
| 5207 Hearnshaw | April 15, 1988 |
| 5251 Bradwood | May 18, 1985 |
| 5311 Rutherford | April 3, 1981 |
| 5718 Roykerr | August 4, 1983 |
| 5763 Williamtobin | June 23, 1982 |
| Template:Mpl | September 5, 1989 |
| (5898) 1985 KE | May 23, 1985 |
| Template:Mpl | September 24, 1989 |
| Template:Mpl | May 5, 1987 |
| Template:Mpl | March 23, 1993 |
| Template:Mp | April 23, 1993 |
| Template:Mp | June 14, 1988 |
| Template:Mp | February 12, 1994 |
| Template:Mpl | May 5, 1987 |
| Template:Mp | July 8, 1989 |
| Template:Mp | March 23, 1993 |
| Template:Mp | July 29, 1989 |
| Template:Mp | September 5, 1989 |
| Template:Mp | April 4, 1992 |
| Template:Mp | September 1, 1989 |
| Template:Mp | July 29, 1989 |
| Template:Mp | March 23, 1993 |
| Template:Mp | April 14, 1994 |
| Template:Mp | March 23, 1993 |
| Template:Mp | September 1, 1989 |
| Template:Mp | March 23, 1993 |
| Template:Mp Template:Ref label | August 2, 2005 |
| Template:Mp | August 4, 2003 |
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See alsoEdit
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External linksEdit
- Alan Gilmore, UC SPARK - University of Canterbury