Miguel Hurtado

Miguel Hurtado (born 22 April 1978 in Málaga, Spain) is a Spanish astronomer and a software developer at OAM's La Sagra Observatory, where he participated in the discovery of minor planets, comets, and supernovae.[1][2]

For the Bolivian footballer, see Miguel Ángel Hurtado.

Miguel Hurtado
Born (1978-04-22) 22 April 1978
Málaga
NationalitySpanish
Scientific career
FieldsAstronomy
InstitutionsLa Sagra Observatory – La Sagra Sky Survey

Miguel Hurtado has listed the discovery of more than 2300 asteroids including 76 near-earth objects such as 2012 DA14, as well as 5 comets and 19 supernovae.[1] As of 2017, all numbered asteroids are credited by the Minor Planet Center to Mallorca Observatory, OAM.[3] Jaime Nomen, his college and collaborator at the La Sagra Sky Survey (LSSS), was awarded the Shoemaker NEO Grant in 2010.[4]

The main-belt asteroid 362911 Miguelhurtado, discovered at OAM–La Sagra Observatory in 2009, was named in his honor.[2]

Discoveries

Near-Earth asteroids

Comets
  • 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
  • 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

See also

References
  1. "Miguel Hurtado". miguelhurtado.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015.
  2. "362911 Miguelhurtado (2012 CA34)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. "The 2013 Shoemaker NEO Grant Recipients". The Planetary Society. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
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