Paul Wiegert

Paul Arnold Wiegert (born 1967) is a Canadian astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and professor at the University of Western Ontario.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 85 [1]
see § List of discovered minor planets

Wiegert studies unusual orbits of both observed objects and theorised classes of objects, for example, one early paper[3] considers not-known-to-exist planets orbiting the nearby Alpha Centauri star system, while later papers extend that case to more general planetary stability in general binary systems (as exoplanet studies are finding increasingly frequently). This work in particular should be of interest to science fiction authors inventing universes.

Other areas of work include identifying the orbits of minor planets in the Solar System, which by virtue of their potential instability could realistically become major threats to civilization when one impacts on Earth again, as they have in the past. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the discovery of 80 numbered minor planets between 2003 and 2008.[1] Wiegert was also involved in the discovery of 3753 Cruithne, Earth's first known Trojan asteroid.[2][4]

The outer main-belt asteroid 15068 Wiegert was named in his honor.[2]

List of discovered minor planets
important; height: 675px;
172996 Stooke25 May 2006list
199763 Davidgregory1 May 2006list
204786 Wehlau25 May 2006list
(229280) 2005 BN4716 January 2005list
233472 Moorcroft25 May 2006list
236616 Gray1 May 2006list
254422 Henrykent9 November 2004list [A]
261930 Moorhead25 May 2006list
262536 Nowikow26 October 2006list [A]
263251 Pandabear6 January 2008list [A]
273230 de Bruyn1 May 2006list
273262 Cottam25 May 2006list
277883 Basu1 May 2006list
(281067) 2006 KU13025 May 2006list
(282630) 2005 RL503 September 2005list
(290156) 2005 QL18327 August 2005list
(290181) 2005 RZ503 September 2005list
(291824) 2006 KH13325 May 2006list
(292856) 2006 UE34126 October 2006list
(298762) 2004 HT7726 April 2004list
(299518) 2006 CX632 February 2006list
(299631) 2006 JP681 May 2006list
(304122) 2006 JY731 May 2006list
(304557) 2006 UL35226 October 2006list
(305344) 2008 AB1226 January 2008list
important; height: 675px;
(306257) 2011 RF325 May 2006list
(307681) 2003 SA42525 September 2003list
(308753) 2006 JD791 May 2006list
(309426) 2007 TX41225 May 2006list
(311604) 2006 KD13725 May 2006list
(312676) 2010 MF3619 January 2007list
(315529) 2008 AN1206 January 2008list
(317843) 2003 SH42425 September 2003list
(317844) 2003 SU42625 September 2003list
(319358) 2006 CE642 February 2006list
(319455) 2006 KB14225 May 2006list
(322569) 2011 YQ6514 September 2007list
(324208) 2006 AS1037 January 2006list
(324327) 2006 JB721 May 2006list
(327559) 2006 CS632 February 2006list
(331824) 2003 SU42425 September 2003list
(335013) 2004 HW7626 April 2004list
(339395) 2005 BA4816 January 2005list
(340538) 2006 JJ731 May 2006list
(344700) 2003 SV42325 September 2003list
(344918) 2004 RY34712 September 2004list
(345702) 2006 UL35727 October 2006list
(349018) 2006 UD35226 October 2006list
(350205) 2012 QE225 May 2006list
(351475) 2005 PH2710 August 2005list
important; height: 675px;
(353730) 2011 WN11424 November 2005list
(355145) 2006 UZ34326 October 2006list
(358712) 2008 AO1216 January 2008list
(360106) 2013 CM1325 May 2006list
(362643) 2011 SZ18525 May 2006list
(362683) 2011 UD931 May 2006list
(363834) 2005 PH255 August 2005list
(364179) 2006 KU13825 May 2006list
(365879) 2011 UC31825 May 2006list
(371548) 2006 UY34926 October 2006list
(376299) 2011 FC13815 December 2004list
(376303) 2011 FK14814 September 2007list
(376674) 2013 QD2916 January 2005list
(377395) 2004 RW34912 September 2004list
(377959) 2006 JK611 May 2006list
(387984) 2005 ON2931 July 2005list
(391240) 2006 KP13425 May 2006list
(393652) 2004 PN11612 August 2004list
(394654) 2008 AS1206 January 2008list
(400015) 2006 KH12625 May 2006list
(402361) 2005 VV1341 November 2005list
(405285) 2003 SV42425 September 2003list
(405915) 2006 JP701 May 2006list
(416605) 2004 PV11612 August 2004list
(422054) 2014 QE36616 January 2005list
important;
(434357) 2004 RC35012 September 2004list
(434709) 2006 CJ693 February 2006list [A]
(438334) 2006 KD13925 May 2006list
(441316) 2008 AV1256 January 2008list
(444474) 2006 KL14225 May 2006list
(470002) 2006 KW13725 May 2006list
(476348) 2008 AT1236 January 2008list
(489211) 2006 JH741 May 2006list
(493446) 2014 WJ36125 May 2006list
(497593) 2006 JU691 May 2006list
Co-discovery made with:
A A. Papadimos

References
  1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2016.
  2. Schmadel, Lutz D. (2006). "(15068) Wiegert [3.99, 0.22, 1.7]". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (15068) Wiegert, Addendum to Fifth Edition: 2003–2005. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 90–91. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-34361-5_923. ISBN 978-3-540-34361-5.
  3. Wiegert, Paul A.; Holman, Matt J. (April 1997). "The Stability of Planets in the Alpha Centauri System". Astronomical Journal. 113: 1445–1450. arXiv:astro-ph/9609106. Bibcode:1997AJ....113.1445W. doi:10.1086/118360. S2CID 18969130. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  4. Connors, M. G.; Wiegert, P.; Veillet, C. (December 2011). "Discovery of an Earth Trojan Asteroid". American Geophysical Union. 23: P23C–1727. Bibcode:2011AGUFM.P23C1727C. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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