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词条 Mike Irwin
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  1. Research

  2. Awards and honours

  3. List of discovered minor planets

  4. References

  5. External links

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}}Michael J. Irwin is a British astronomer. He is the director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the Cetus Dwarf galaxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.[2][1][4][5]

Research

Irwin is known worldwide for the leading role he plays in processing of digital optical and infra-red survey data. Currently, his efforts in processing of digital optical and infrared survey data of Vista Data Flow are being used for processing United Kingdom Infrared Telescope data.[2]

Awards and honours

In 2012, Royal Astronomical Society awarded Michael Irwin the 2012 Herschel Medal, which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics.[7] He has also made contributions in the scientific community by writing and helping write several books.[1]

List of discovered minor planets

According to the Minor Planet Center's official discoverer list, Irwin co-discovered 8 minor planets during 1990–1996.[9]

Co-discovery made with:
{{note label|codisc|A| A. Żytkow
{{note label|codisc|B| A. Fitzsimmons
{{note label|codisc|C| I. P. Williams
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References

1. ^{{Scopus|id=55541244000}}
2. ^{{cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220115431/http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/|archivedate=2015-02-20|url=http://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike|publisher=University of Cambridge|title=Home page for Mike Irwin @ Institute of Astronomy, Madingley Road, Cambridge}}
3. ^{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1038/370194a0| title = A dwarf satellite galaxy in Sagittarius| journal = Nature| volume = 370| issue = 6486| pages = 194| year = 1994| last1 = Ibata | first1 = R. A.| last2 = Gilmore | first2 = G. | authorlink2 = Gerard F. Gilmore| last3 = Irwin | first3 = M. J. | authorlink3 = Mike Irwin|bibcode = 1994Natur.370..194I }}
4. ^{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1086/307221| title = Measurements of Ω and Λ from 42 High‐Redshift Supernovae| journal = The Astrophysical Journal| volume = 517| issue = 2| pages = 565| year = 1999| last1 = Perlmutter | first1 = S.| last2 = Aldering | first2 = G.| last3 = Goldhaber | first3 = G.| last4 = Knop | first4 = R. A.| last5 = Nugent | first5 = P.| last6 = Castro | first6 = P. G.| last7 = Deustua | first7 = S.| last8 = Fabbro | first8 = S.| last9 = Goobar | first9 = A.| last10 = Groom | first10 = D. E.| last11 = Hook | first11 = I. M.| last12 = Kim | first12 = A. G.| last13 = Kim | first13 = M. Y.| last14 = Lee | first14 = J. C.| last15 = Nunes | first15 = N. J.| last16 = Pain | first16 = R.| last17 = Pennypacker | first17 = C. R.| last18 = Quimby | first18 = R.| last19 = Lidman | first19 = C.| last20 = Ellis | first20 = R. S.| last21 = Irwin | first21 = M.| last22 = McMahon | first22 = R. G.| last23 = Ruiz‐Lapuente | first23 = P.| last24 = Walton | first24 = N.| last25 = Schaefer | first25 = B.| last26 = Boyle | first26 = B. J.| last27 = Filippenko | first27 = A. V.| last28 = Matheson | first28 = T.| last29 = Fruchter | first29 = A. S.| last30 = Panagia | first30 = N.| display-authors = 29|arxiv = astro-ph/9812133 |bibcode = 1999ApJ...517..565P }}
5. ^{{Cite journal | doi = 10.1086/304265| title = Measurements of the Cosmological Parameters Ω and Λ from the First Seven Supernovae atz≥ 0.35| journal = The Astrophysical Journal| volume = 483| issue = 2| pages = 565| year = 1997| last1 = Perlmutter | first1 = S.| last2 = Gabi | first2 = S.| last3 = Goldhaber | first3 = G.| last4 = Goobar | first4 = A.| last5 = Groom | first5 = D. E.| last6 = Hook | first6 = I. M.| last7 = Kim | first7 = A. G.| last8 = Kim | first8 = M. Y.| last9 = Lee | first9 = J. C.| last10 = Pain | first10 = R.| last11 = Pennypacker | first11 = C. R.| last12 = Small | first12 = I. A.| last13 = Ellis | first13 = R. S.| last14 = McMahon | first14 = R. G.| last15 = Boyle | first15 = B. J.| last16 = Bunclark | first16 = P. S.| last17 = Carter | first17 = D.| last18 = Irwin | first18 = M. J.| last19 = Glazebrook | first19 = K.| last20 = Newberg | first20 = H. J. M.| last21 = Filippenko | first21 = A. V.| last22 = Matheson | first22 = T.| last23 = Dopita | first23 = M.| last24 = Couch | first24 = W. J.|arxiv = astro-ph/9608192 |bibcode = 1997ApJ...483..565P }}
6. ^{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209063201/http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2058-ras-honours-leading-astronomers-and-geophysicists|archivedate=2013-02-09|url=http://www.ras.org.uk/news-and-press/219-news-2012/2058-ras-honours-leading-astronomers-and-geophysicists|title=RAS honours leading astronomers and geophysicists|publisher=Royal Astronomical Society|year=2012}}
7. ^{{cite web |title = Minor Planet Discoverers (by number) |work = Minor Planet Center |url = http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/iau/lists/MPDiscsNum.html |date = 2018 |accessdate = 27 March 2018}}
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External links

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  • [https://www.ast.cam.ac.uk/~mike/ Home page for Mike Irwin], Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK
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