Alan C. Gilmore

For other people of a similar name, see Alan Gilmour (disambiguation).

Alan Charles Gilmore (born 1944 in Greymouth, New Zealand) is a New Zealand astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and other astronomical objects.^[2][3]

Asteroids discovered: 42 ^[1]

see § List of discovered minor planets

He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 41 minor planets, all but one in collaboration with his wife Pamela M. Kilmartin. Both astronomers are also active nova- and comet-hunters.

Until their retirement in 2014, Gilmore and Kilmartin worked at Mount John University Observatory (Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand), where they continue to receive observing time. He is also a member of the Organizing Committee of IAU Commission 6, which oversees the dissemination of information and the assignment of credit for astronomical discoveries. The Commission still bears the name "Astronomical Telegrams", even though telegrams are no longer used.

On 2007 August 30, Gilmore discovered his first periodic comet, P/2007 Q2.^[4]

The Eunomia asteroid 2537 Gilmore was named in his honor,^[3] while his wife is honored with the outer main-belt asteroid 3907 Kilmartin.^[5]

Gilmore talks on astronomy on the Radio New Zealand program Nights' Science.^[6] In May 2019 he and his wife were honored by New Zealand post with a stamp in its New Zealand Space Pioneers series.^[7]

List of discovered minor planets

2434 Bateson	May 27, 1981
3087 Beatrice Tinsley	August 30, 1981
3152 Jones	June 7, 1983
3305 Ceadams	May 21, 1985
3400 Aotearoa	April 2, 1981
3521 Comrie	June 26, 1982
3563 Canterbury	March 23, 1985
3810 Aoraki	February 20, 1985
4154 Rumsey	July 10, 1985
4243 Nankivell	April 4, 1981
4248 Ranald	April 23, 1984
4409 Kissling	June 30, 1989
4819 Gifford	May 24, 1985
4837 Bickerton	June 30, 1989
5207 Hearnshaw	April 15, 1988

5251 Bradwood	May 18, 1985
5311 Rutherford	April 3, 1981
5718 Roykerr	August 4, 1983
5763 Williamtobin	June 23, 1982
(5818) 1989 RC1	September 5, 1989
(5898) 1985 KE	May 23, 1985
(5906) 1989 SN5	September 24, 1989
(6034) 1987 JA	May 5, 1987
(6142) 1993 FP	March 23, 1993
(7432) 1993 HL5	April 23, 1993
(8481) 1988 LH	June 14, 1988
(8884) 1994 CM2	February 12, 1994
(9018) 1987 JG	May 5, 1987
(9750) 1989 NE1	July 8, 1989
(11080) 1993 FO	March 23, 1993

(13510) 1989 OL	July 29, 1989
(13511) 1989 RD1	September 5, 1989
(13552) 1992 GA	April 4, 1992
(15712) 1989 RN2	September 1, 1989
(18340) 1989 OM	July 29, 1989
(21130) 1993 FN	March 23, 1993
(30945) 1994 GW9	April 14, 1994
(48501) 1993 FM	March 23, 1993
(58158) 1989 RA	September 1, 1989
(65718) 1993 FL	March 23, 1993
(214416) 2005 PK [Z]	August 2, 2005
(422979) 2003 PX10	August 4, 2003
z not co-discovered with P. M. Kilmartin

See also

• Gary Hug
• Miguel Itzigsohn

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
2. "Professor Alan Gilmore at University of Canterbury". University of Canterbury. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
3. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(2537) Gilmore". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (2537) Gilmore. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 207. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_2538. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
4. Comet P/2007 Q2 (Gilmore), IAUC 8865
5. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(3907) Kilmartin". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (3907) Kilmartin. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. p. 332. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_3896. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
6. "Alan Gilmore". Radio New Zealand. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
7. "New Zealand Post". New Zealand Space Pioneers. Retrieved 3 June 2019.

External links

• Alan Gilmore, UC SPARK - University of Canterbury