Frank B. Zoltowski

Frank B. Zoltowski
Born Frank B. Zoltowski
Pennsylvania
Residence Australia
Education UofA
Known for Astronomy
Home town Conshohocken Pennsylvania
Parent(s)

Frank Zoltowski, Constance Zoltowski

Siblings = Steve Zoltowski

Frank B. Zoltowski is an amateur Australian astronomer who lives in Woomera, South Australia. In 1998, Zoltowski was awarded a Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant[1] for improved Near-Earth Object searches. Zoltowski conducts these searches from his home with a charge-coupled device camera.[1] He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He authored CCDTRACK, a computer program that auto-guides electronically controlled telescopes by tracking a user-selected celestial object.

Astronomers at the Minor Planet Center used Zoltowski's work to work out an estimated approach distance for 1999 AN10 of 56,500 kilometers, and a closest approach date of Aug 7, 2027.[2] It was thought to potentially crash into Earth.[3][4][5]

He is mentioned in NASA's asteroid tracking database as an observer for Asteroid 1998 QE2.[6]

List of asteroids discovered

Asteroids discovered: 228
8430 Florey December 25, 1997 MPC
10203 Flinders August 1, 1997 MPC
11150 Bragg December 21, 1997 MPC
11195 Woomera January 15, 1999 MPC
11212 Tebbutt April 18, 1999 MPC
11356 Chuckjones December 18, 1997 MPC
12102 Piazzolla May 5, 1998 MPC
(12103) 1998 KL May 19, 1998 MPC
(12495) 1998 FJ March 18, 1998 MPC
(12518) 1998 HM52 April 27, 1998 MPC
(12543) 1998 QM5 August 23, 1998 MPC
(12899) 1998 RN13 September 1, 1998 MPC
(12922) 1998 WW19 November 27, 1998 MPC
(13296) 1998 RV September 11, 1998 MPC
(13742) 1998 SX22 September 23, 1998 MPC
(13776) 1998 UK1 October 19, 1998 MPC
(14169) 1998 UZ24 October 25, 1998 MPC
(14204) 1999 AM20 January 12, 1999 MPC
(14530) 1997 PR August 1, 1997 MPC
(14536) 1997 RY2 September 3, 1997 MPC
(14557) 1997 VG8 November 15, 1997 MPC
(14592) 1998 SV22 September 20, 1998 MPC
(14991) 1997 UV14 October 31, 1997 MPC
(15043) 1998 XW9 December 11, 1998 MPC
(15383) 1997 SE3 September 21, 1997 MPC
(15410) 1997 YZ December 19, 1997 MPC
(15475) 1999 BQ14 January 24, 1999 MPC
(15936) 1997 YM4 December 22, 1997 MPC
(16916) 1998 FM15 March 27, 1998 MPC
(16963) 1998 RE2 September 12, 1998 MPC
(17227) 2000 CW80 February 11, 2000 MPC
(17708) 1997 WB November 18, 1997 MPC
(17750) 1998 DZ1 February 18, 1998 MPC
(17775) 1998 FH March 18, 1998 MPC
(17828) 1998 HK8 April 22, 1998 MPC
(17854) 1998 JC4 May 5, 1998 MPC
(17916) 1999 GZ3 April 10, 1999 MPC
(18600) 1998 BK10 January 24, 1998 MPC
(18757) 1999 HT April 18, 1999 MPC
(19375) 1998 AB5 January 6, 1998 MPC
(19387) 1998 DA2 February 18, 1998 MPC
(19404) 1998 FO5 March 24, 1998 MPC
(19471) 1998 HK52 April 25, 1998 MPC
(19472) 1998 HL52 April 27, 1998 MPC
(19505) 1998 MC June 16, 1998 MPC
(19566) 1999 KO6 May 23, 1999 MPC
(19579) 1999 MB1 June 23, 1999 MPC
(20319) 1998 GK1 April 5, 1998 MPC
(20365) 1998 KD5 May 24, 1998 MPC
(20398) 1998 NQ July 11, 1998 MPC
(20457) 1999 LX7 June 10, 1999 MPC
(20463) 1999 MC1 June 23, 1999 MPC
(20464) 1999 MD1 June 24, 1999 MPC
(20619) 1999 SB10 September 30, 1999 MPC
(21442) 1998 GF1 April 4, 1998 MPC
(21567) 1998 RB2 September 1, 1998 MPC
(22620) 1998 KZ26 May 23, 1998 MPC
(22634) 1998 MN7 June 22, 1998 MPC
(22636) 1998 MV13 June 25, 1998 MPC
(22761) 1998 YH4 December 16, 1998 MPC
(22770) 1999 BR14 January 24, 1999 MPC
(23740) 1998 KP3 May 25, 1998 MPC
(23793) 1998 QK26 August 23, 1998 MPC
(23846) 1998 RF September 1, 1998 MPC
(24958) 1997 SS31 September 28, 1997 MPC
(25008) 1998 PL August 8, 1998 MPC
(25009) 1998 PG1 August 15, 1998 MPC
(25028) 1998 QL26 August 25, 1998 MPC
(25839) 2000 ES50 March 11, 2000 MPC
(26226) 1998 GJ1 April 4, 1998 MPC
(26280) 1998 SW22 September 20, 1998 MPC
(26354) 1998 YJ4 December 16, 1998 MPC
(26980) 1997 UQ10 October 29, 1997 MPC
(26983) 1997 VA November 1, 1997 MPC
(27124) 1998 WA20 November 29, 1998 MPC
(27166) 1999 AN20 January 12, 1999 MPC
(27183) 1999 CF4 February 10, 1999 MPC
(28029) 1998 DW9 February 20, 1998 MPC
(28363) 1999 GN6 April 14, 1999 MPC
(28372) 1999 HU April 18, 1999 MPC
(29495) 1997 WU7 November 27, 1997 MPC
(29739) 1999 BM9 January 16, 1999 MPC
(29751) 1999 CE4 February 9, 1999 MPC
(29752) 1999 CG4 February 10, 1999 MPC
(29831) 1999 EV4 March 13, 1999 MPC
(31350) 1998 SF2 September 17, 1998 MPC
(31606) 1999 GX4 April 13, 1999 MPC
(31668) 1999 JX3 May 6, 1999 MPC
(33099) 1997 YN8 December 27, 1997 MPC
(33178) 1998 FL15 March 27, 1998 MPC
(33211) 1998 FG74 March 30, 1998 MPC
(33286) 1998 KA May 16, 1998 MPC
(33321) 1998 QL August 17, 1998 MPC
(33533) 1999 HV3 April 19, 1999 MPC
(33712) 1999 LE19 June 10, 1999 MPC
(35480) 1998 FN5 March 24, 1998 MPC
(35485) 1998 FZ14 March 24, 1998 MPC
(35562) 1998 GL1 April 5, 1998 MPC
(35622) 1998 JF4 May 5, 1998 MPC
(35729) 1999 GZ4 April 13, 1999 MPC
(35758) 1999 HE April 16, 1999 MPC
(35759) 1999 HQ April 17, 1999 MPC
(37819) 1998 BE5 January 20, 1998 MPC
(37936) 1998 GH1 April 4, 1998 MPC
(38209) 1999 NE July 4, 1999 MPC
(38444) 1999 SY9 September 29, 1999 MPC
(39889) 1998 FG March 17, 1998 MPC
(40027) 1998 JH4 May 15, 1998 MPC
(40100) 1998 PV August 12, 1998 MPC
(40105) 1998 QL4 August 17, 1998 MPC
(40170) 1998 RK September 1, 1998 MPC
(42617) 1998 FJ1 March 20, 1998 MPC
(44168) 1998 JJ4 May 15, 1998 MPC
(44198) 1998 MP24 June 25, 1998 MPC
(44308) 1998 RG September 1, 1998 MPC
(44486) 1998 WZ19 November 29, 1998 MPC
(46847) 1998 QM26 August 25, 1998 MPC
(46918) 1998 SC September 16, 1998 MPC
(48783) 1997 SR September 20, 1997 MPC
(48787) 1997 SY4 September 26, 1997 MPC
(48833) 1997 YA5 December 24, 1997 MPC
(48899) 1998 MM7 June 17, 1998 MPC
(48930) 1998 PW August 14, 1998 MPC
(48937) 1998 QN4 August 21, 1998 MPC
(49039) 1998 RH September 1, 1998 MPC
(49042) 1998 RD2 September 12, 1998 MPC
(49271) 1998 UG15 October 20, 1998 MPC
(51280) 2000 KG4 May 24, 2000 MPC
(52614) 1997 UP10 October 29, 1997 MPC
(52618) 1997 VP2 November 4, 1997 MPC
(52759) 1998 MW13 June 25, 1998 MPC
(52771) 1998 PX August 14, 1998 MPC
(53144) 1999 BN9 January 22, 1999 MPC
(55867) 1997 RX2 September 3, 1997 MPC
(55882) 1997 WY1 November 20, 1997 MPC
(55899) 1998 BJ10 January 24, 1998 MPC
(56044) 1998 XU17 December 15, 1998 MPC
(56218) 1999 HP4 April 26, 1999 MPC
(56278) 1999 KB May 16, 1999 MPC
(58936) 1998 PJ1 August 13, 1998 MPC
(59422) 1999 GD4 April 12, 1999 MPC
(59423) 1999 GE4 April 12, 1999 MPC
(59471) 1999 HP April 17, 1999 MPC
(59758) 1999 MH June 18, 1999 MPC
(59761) 1999 MZ June 23, 1999 MPC
(60531) 2000 EF50 March 9, 2000 MPC
(65958) 1998 GG1 April 4, 1998 MPC
(66001) 1998 OG1 July 17, 1998 MPC
(66279) 1999 JK11 May 12, 1999 MPC
(69761) 1998 QM4 August 21, 1998 MPC
(69844) 1998 SY22 September 23, 1998 MPC
(70057) 1999 JJ11 May 12, 1999 MPC
(70122) 1999 MX June 22, 1999 MPC
(70123) 1999 ME1 June 24, 1999 MPC
(70124) 1999 NY July 10, 1999 MPC
(70220) 1999 RF44 September 13, 1999 MPC
(70430) 1999 TM2 October 2, 1999 MPC
(70432) 1999 TO3 October 3, 1999 MPC
(71551) 2000 DW6 February 27, 2000 MPC
(73992) 1998 FK1 March 20, 1998 MPC
(74019) 1998 GY April 2, 1998 MPC
(74026) 1998 HL8 April 22, 1998 MPC
(74069) 1998 MO7 June 22, 1998 MPC
(74078) 1998 NP July 3, 1998 MPC
(74079) 1998 NS July 11, 1998 MPC
(74121) 1998 QT53 August 28, 1998 MPC
(74362) 1998 WY19 November 29, 1998 MPC
(74534) 1999 JA May 1, 1999 MPC
(75850) 2000 CC February 2, 2000 MPC
(77958) 2002 HR10 April 21, 2002 MPC
(79517) 1998 MD June 16, 1998 MPC
(79518) 1998 MF3 June 16, 1998 MPC
(80084) 1999 KN6 May 23, 1999 MPC
(80692) 2000 CD February 2, 2000 MPC
(84778) 2002 XP59 December 10, 2002 MPC
(85481) 1997 OG1 July 27, 1997 MPC
(85647) 1998 PZ August 14, 1998 MPC
(85675) 1998 RC2 September 3, 1998 MPC
(85971) 1999 GW5 April 15, 1999 MPC
(90921) 1997 QP4 August 22, 1997 MPC
(91112) 1998 HJ52 April 25, 1998 MPC
(91401) 1999 MY June 22, 1999 MPC
(91402) 1999 NW July 9, 1999 MPC
(92489) 2000 MK June 24, 2000 MPC
(96436) 1998 FS72 March 28, 1998 MPC
(96722) 1999 LO4 June 10, 1999 MPC
(99916) 1998 AA5 January 3, 1998 MPC
(100898) 1998 JG4 May 15, 1998 MPC
(101494) 1998 XD3 December 8, 1998 MPC
(101859) 1999 LA June 2, 1999 MPC
(104766) 2000 HG24 April 29, 2000 MPC
(112050) 2002 JF9 May 7, 2002 MPC
(114299) 2002 XL37 December 9, 2002 MPC
(114392) 2002 YK7 December 31, 2002 MPC
(118367) 1999 GC4 April 12, 1999 MPC
(120853) 1998 QK4 August 17, 1998 MPC
(121122) 1999 HW3 April 21, 1999 MPC
(121233) 1999 RU36 September 10, 1999 MPC
(121853) 2000 CT34 February 3, 2000 MPC
(129770) 1999 HV April 18, 1999 MPC
(129812) 1999 MA1 June 23, 1999 MPC
(130611) 2000 SP23 September 26, 2000 MPC
(137241) 1999 RV36 September 11, 1999 MPC
(138118) 2000 EA4 March 1, 2000 MPC
(138142) 2000 EE50 March 9, 2000 MPC
(145989) 2000 BL15 January 30, 2000 MPC
(150179) 1998 FN15 March 27, 1998 MPC
(152757) 1999 JL11 May 12, 1999 MPC
(164767) 1998 YK4 December 18, 1998 MPC
(175739) 1998 JL4 May 5, 1998 MPC
(175741) 1998 MQ24 June 26, 1998 MPC
(176996) 2003 AW16 January 5, 2003 MPC
(182133) 2000 SO23 September 26, 2000 MPC
(192630) 1999 LL June 5, 1999 MPC
(200154) 1998 RJ September 1, 1998 MPC
(210510) 1998 NR July 11, 1998 MPC
(216924) 1998 QV53 August 26, 1998 MPC
(217231) 2003 BY46 January 31, 2003 MPC
(234069) 1999 OA July 16, 1999 MPC
(234144) 2000 ET50 March 11, 2003 MPC
(234714) 2002 JX67 May 11, 2002 MPC
(257573) 1999 CH4 February 10, 1999 MPC
(257848) 2000 MJ June 24, 2000 MPC
(259171) 2003 AB January 1, 2003 MPC
(269858) 2000 EB4 March 4, 2000 MPC
(285280) 1998 SF28 September 24, 1998 MPC
(344573) 2003 AV16 January 5, 2003 MPC
(461350) 1998 PY August 14, 1998 MPC

Note

In the table, the mpc links show the International Astronomical Union Minor Planet Center data for this numbered asteroid, including information about the discoverer, orbital elements, observation dates, and sometimes notes on the naming of the body. For instance, for 8430 Florey, the entry on name is as follows:

"Named in memory of Howard Walter Florey (1898-1968), celebrated pathologist, born and educated in South Australia. He and the biochemist Ernst Chain isolated penicillin and formulated procedures for its extraction and production, thereby enabling its large-scale production during the latter part of World War II. For his work, he shared the 1945 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Chain and Fleming. [Ref: Minor Planet Circ. 34627]"

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The 1998 Gene Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients". The Planetary Society. 1998. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. ↑ "Close shave with asteroid 1999 AN10". BBC.
  3. ↑ "World's end". New Scientist. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  4. ↑ "Asteroid, Inbound, 2044 AD". Wired.
  5. ↑ "Planetary Society Grant Recipient Tracks Intriguing Near Earth Object". Science Daily.
  6. ↑ "Asteroid 1998 QE2 some observations by F. B. Zoltowski". NASA.

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