Miguel Hurtado
| Miguel Hurtado | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
22 April 1978 Málaga |
| Nationality |
 Spain |
| Fields | Astronomy |
| Institutions | La Sagra Sky Survey (Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra) |
| Notable awards | 2010 Shoemaker Neo Grant |
Miguel Hurtado[1] (born 22 April 1978 in Málaga, Spain) is a Spanish astronomer and a software developer.
He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, comets and supernovae.
So far (August 2014) Miguel Hurtado[1] has discovered or co-discovered more than 2300 asteroids, 76 of them are NEOs (Near-earth object), including the asteroid 2012 DA14, 5 Comets and 19 Supernovae.
He was awarded with the 2010 Shoemaker NEO Grant[2] as La Sagra Sky Survey[3] Team Member.
Asteroid 632911 Miguelhurtado was named in his honor.
NEOs Discovered
| DESIGNATION | ORBIT | OBSERVATION |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 RN | Amor | - |
| 2009 XD | Apollo | - |
| (438908) 2009 XO | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2010 BC3 | Amor | - |
| 2010 ES12 | Apollo | - |
| 2010 EF44 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| (425450) 2010 EV45 | Amor | - |
| 2010 TM3 | Amor | - |
| 2010 RS180 | Amor | - |
| 2010 TV149 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2010 TC47 | Amor | - |
| 2010 UX6 | Apollo | - |
| 2010 VN1 | Apollo | VI |
| 2010 YB | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2011 DS9 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2011 DU9 | Apollo | VI |
| 2011 GP59 | Aten | - |
| 2011 KE | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2011 OV4 | Amor | - |
| 2011 OQ5 | Amor | - |
| 2011 OC18 | Amor | - |
| 2011 OD18 | Apollo | - |
| 2011 PU1 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2011 PE2 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2011 QE14 | Amor | - |
| (411611) 2011 QF14 | Amor | - |
| 2011 QG21 | Apollo | - |
| 2011 QE38 | Amor | - |
| (436654) 2011 RR12 | Amor | - |
| 2011 SF25 | Amor | - |
| 2011 CN14 | Amor | - |
| (426071) 2012 CD29 | Apollo | - |
| 367943 Duende | Aten | - |
| 2012 EL5 | Apollo | - |
| 2012 JQ4 | Apollo | - |
| 2012 JX11 | Amor | - |
| 2012 OQ | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2012 OD1 | Aten | (PHA) |
| 2012 OP4 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2012 PG6 | Aten | - |
| 2012 PS17 | Amor | - |
| 2012 PP24 | Amor | - |
| 2012 PP28 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2012 QB17 | Amor | - |
| 2012 RS16 | Amor | - |
| 2012 TZ52 | Amor | - |
| 2013 AA32 | Apollo | - |
| 2013 CL22 | Apollo | VI |
| 2013 LB2 | Amor | - |
| 2013 NQ8 | Apollo | - |
| 2013 OD4 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2013 OM9 | Amor | - |
| 2013 PX6 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2013 PJ10 | Apollo | - |
| 2013 PS13 | Apollo | VI |
| 2013 PV13 | Apollo | - |
| 2013 QJ10 | Aten | (PHA) |
| (454226) 2013 JQ36 | Amor | - |
| 2013 RX80 | Apollo | - |
| 2013 ST | Aten | - |
| 2013 TL127 | Apollo | - |
| 2013 UR5 | Aten | - |
| 2013 VM2 | Amor | - |
| 2013 VA10 | Aten | - |
| 2013 XA4 | Amor | - |
| 2014 BR8 | Apollo | - |
| 2014 DB11 | Amor | - |
| 2014 DE23 | Apollo | - |
| 2014 FK38 | Aten | - |
| 2014 OG1 | Apollo | - |
| 2014 OX299 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2014 PG51 | Apollo | (PHA) |
| 2014 QL32 | Amor | - |
| 2014 QH33 | Apollo | - |
| 2014 QO33 | Amor | - |
| 2014 QS168 | Amor | - |
Comets Discoveries
P/2012 R2 (La Sagra)
C/2012 B3 (La Sagra)
P/2012 NJ (La Sagra)
P/2012 S2 (La Sagra)
C/2013 H1 (La Sagra)
Supernovae Discovered
SN 2010ax
SN 2010dt
SN 2010gq
SN 2010eu
SN 2010gj
SN 2010gs
SN 2010hn
SN 2010ij
SN 2010ix
SN 2010jf
SN 2010jm
SN 2010lo
SN 2011ak
SN 2011bm
SN 2011bk
SN 2011dz
SN 2013ci
SN 2013dv
SN 2013dw
References
- 1 2 "Miguel Hurtado". Discoveries.
- ↑ "Shoemaker NEO Grant". Webpage about the Shoemaker NEO Grant.
- ↑ "La Sagra Sky Survey". Official Webpage.
External links
- Miguel Hurtado Personal webpage
- Miguel Hurtado on Twitter (Miguel Hurtado)
- La Sagra Sky Survey Official webpage
- JPL - NASA Webpage with the asteroids impact risk table
- The Planetary Society Official webpage
- Minor Planet Center Official webpage