| 词条 | Martin Connors |
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CareerConnors received a PhD in Physics from the University of Alberta in 1998.[1] He is the Assistant Professor at Athabasca University. He tutors and develops courses in Mathematics, Physics, and Astronomy.[3] He was part of the team credited with the discovery of the first Earth trojan asteroid, an asteroid that orbits the Sun on a similar orbital path as that of Earth. The 300-meter-diameter asteroid was designated {{mpl|2010 TK|7}}. The asteroid was discovered in October 2010 by the NEOWISE team of astronomers using NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE).[4] Connors himself is credited with the near-Earth and Apollo asteroid {{LoMP|464639|{{mp|(464639) 2000 PO|30}}}}, which he co-discovered together with astronomer Christian Veillet at the Mauna Kea Observatories in August 2000.[5] Awards and honorsThe asteroid 13700 Connors, discovered by the Spacewatch survey in 1998, was named in his honor. See also
References1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://aurora.phys.ucalgary.ca/doc/cv/connors_cv.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|last=Connors|first=Martin|date=|website=University of Calgary Auroral Imaging Group|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2018-11-27}} [2][3][4]2. ^1 {{cite web |title = Brief Bio Martin Connors |publisher = Athabasca University |date = 2006 |url = https://auspace.athabascau.ca/handle/2149/348 |accessdate = 3 April 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web |title = NASA's WISE Mission Finds First Trojan Asteroid Sharing Earth's Orbit |work = NASA |date = 29 July 2011 |url = http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/WISE/news/wise20110727.html |accessdate = 3 April 2018}} 4. ^1 {{cite web |type = 2017-06-25 last obs. |title = JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 464639 (2000 PO30) |url = https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/sbdb.cgi?sstr=2464639 |publisher = Jet Propulsion Laboratory |accessdate = 3 April 2018}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Connors, Martin}}{{Astronomer-stub}} 9 : Canadian astronomers|20th-century astronomers|Living people|1954 births|Athabasca University faculty|Discoverers of asteroids|21st-century astronomers|20th-century Canadian scientists|21st-century Canadian scientists |
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