Loren C. Ball

Minor planets discovered: 111 <ref name="MPC-Discoverers" />

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Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox scientist Loren C. Ball (born 1948) 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.<ref name="MPC-object" /><ref name="HuntsilleTimes" /><ref name="Decatur" /> As of 2024, he has credit for 111 numbered designations with the Minor Planet Center at Harvard for the period between 2000 and 2004. None of them were co-discoveries.<ref name="MPC-Discoverers" /> He is under contract with NASA through the University of Alabama in Huntsville to do outreach to school groups and organisations.<ref name="Decatur" /> Template:As of, he promotes asteroid education in schools and on social media.<ref name="MPC-object" />

The main-belt asteroid 16095 Lorenball, discovered by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey in 1999, is named after him.<ref name="MPC-object" /> The official Template:MoMP was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 (Template:Small).<ref name="MPC-Circulars-Archive" />

List of discovered minor planets

34351 Decatur	3 September 2000	Template:Small
51599 Brittany	28 April 2001	Template:Small
61400 Voxandreae	25 August 2000	Template:Small
62701 Davidrankin	7 October 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	15 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	6 April 2002	Template:Small
72834 Guywells	25 April 2001	Template:Small
73073 Jannaleuty	4 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	8 May 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	11 August 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	25 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	15 August 2001	Template:Small
92586 Jaxonpowell	9 August 2000	Template:Small
93164 Gordontelepun	29 September 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	2 October 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	8 October 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	30 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	26 August 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	3 September 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	2 October 2000	Template:Small

Template:Mp	15 August 2001	Template:Small
112483 Missjudy	1 August 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	4 August 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	8 August 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	24 August 2003	Template:Small
115492 Watonga	23 October 2003	Template:Small
119195 Margaretgreer	25 August 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	12 April 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	7 November 2001	Template:Small
128345 Danielbamberger	15 April 2004	Template:Small
Template:Mp	27 April 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	14 July 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	24 August 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	4 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	6 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	18 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	26 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	26 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	6 September 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	23 March 2004	Template:Small

Template:Mp	20 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	24 October 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	21 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	29 November 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	16 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	18 November 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	18 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	29 July 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	5 August 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	1 December 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	14 November 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	25 August 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	24 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	20 October 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	16 April 2004	Template:Small
Template:Mp	29 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	7 December 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	12 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	16 April 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	14 August 2001	Template:Small

Template:Mp	15 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	25 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	19 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	3 September 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	1 December 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	27 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	20 October 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	25 March 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	29 September 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	15 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	3 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	21 August 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	14 July 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	28 September 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	19 September 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	2 October 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	11 March 2004	Template:Small
Template:Mp	19 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	25 November 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	12 November 2001	Template:Small

Template:Mp	16 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	4 September 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	2 December 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	28 April 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	23 March 2004	Template:Small
Template:Mp	21 August 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	1 December 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	28 May 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	4 September 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	29 September 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	5 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	23 September 2003	Template:Small
Template:Mp	22 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	22 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	22 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	10 November 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	16 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	21 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	15 June 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	1 November 2003	Template:Small

Template:Mp	15 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	2 October 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	24 October 2000	Template:Small
Template:Mp	29 September 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	6 April 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	21 August 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	12 November 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	1 September 2002	Template:Small
Template:Mp	21 October 2001	Template:Small
Template:Mp	11 March 2004	Template:Small
Template:Mp	19 September 2000	Template:Small

See also

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External links

• Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society page on L. C. Ball