Graham E. Bell is an American amateur astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.
Along with amateur astronomer Gary Hug, he operates the U.S. Farpoint Observatory in Eskridge, Kansas.
He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 56 numbered minor planets between 1998 and 2000.[1] He also co-discovered 178P/Hug-Bell, a periodic comet.
List of discovered minor planets
| 18055 Fernhildebrandt | 11 October 1999 |
| 19619 Bethbell | 16 August 1999 |
| 19630 Janebell | 2 September 1999 |
| 20673 Janelle | 3 November 1999 |
| 21651 Mission Valley | 19 July 1999 |
| 22791 Twarog | 14 June 1999 |
| (22821) 1999 RS33 | 2 September 1999 |
| 23989 Farpoint | 3 September 1999 |
| 24265 Banthonytwarog | 13 December 1999 |
| 24305 Darrellparnell | 26 December 1999 |
| 24308 Cowenco | 29 December 1999 |
| 25594 Kessler | 29 December 1999 |
| (25595) 1999 YD9 | 29 December 1999 |
| (26436) 1999 YV4 | 28 December 1999 |
| (38249) 1999 QJ2 | 24 August 1999 |
| (38604) 1999 YJ4 | 27 December 1999 |
| (40331) 1999 MS1 | 17 June 1999 |
| (40437) 1999 RU33 | 6 September 1999 |
| (40438) 1999 RV33 | 6 September 1999 |
| (41057) 1999 VU22 | 12 November 1999 |
| (42925) 1999 TC6 | 6 October 1999 |
| (43031) 1999 VY25 | 14 November 1999 |
| (45178) 1999 XW143 | 13 December 1999 |
| (45253) 1999 YU4 | 28 December 1999 |
| (45255) 1999 YK13 | 31 December 1999 |
| (49300) 1998 VZ5 | 13 November 1998 |
| (49705) 1999 VC19 | 11 November 1999 |
| (49976) 1999 YR4 | 28 December 1999 |
| (49977) 1999 YS4 | 28 December 1999 |
| (59803) 1999 QH2 | 22 August 1999 |
| (59829) 1999 RZ32 | 7 September 1999 |
| (60268) 1999 XU38 | 6 December 1999 |
| (74595) 1999 QP | 20 August 1999 |
| (75013) 1999 UJ4 | 29 October 1999 |
| (75071) 1999 VB19 | 11 November 1999 |
| (75076) 1999 VE22 | 12 November 1999 |
| (75551) 1999 YL4 | 27 December 1999 |
| (85877) 1999 CD8 | 13 February 1999 |
| (91529) 1999 RL193 | 13 September 1999 |
| (91903) 1999 VA19 | 10 November 1999 |
| (101615) 1999 CD9 | 14 February 1999 | |
| (102218) 1999 TA6 | 5 October 1999 | |
| (102219) 1999 TB6 | 6 October 1999 | |
| (102625) 1999 VX27 | 15 November 1999 | |
| (121072) 1999 DP3 | 17 February 1999 | |
| (121184) 1999 NH | 5 July 1999 | |
| (121764) 1999 YH13 | 31 December 1999 | |
| (137812) 1999 YU14 | 31 December 1999 | |
| (148186) 2000 BG | 16 January 2000 | |
| (181886) 1999 RP32 | 9 September 1999 | |
| (185753) 1999 RM193 | 13 September 1999 | |
| (192591) 1999 CE8 | 13 February 1999 | |
| (216935) 1999 RJ43 | 13 September 1999 | |
| (231776) 1999 XM127 | 10 December 1999 | |
| (326317) 1999 VN23 | 13 November 1999 | |
| (350344) 2012 UQ105 | 6 November 1999 | |
| Co-discovery made with: A G. Hug |
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References
"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
The American Association of Amateur Astronomers - Graham Bell
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
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