Loren C. Ball (born 1948) is an American amateur astronomer, who has discovered more than 100 asteroids while working at his Emerald Lane Observatory (843), built on the roof of his house on Emerald Lane, Decatur, Alabama.[2][3][4] As of 2021, he has credit for 108 numbered designations with the Minor Planet Center at Harvard for the period between 2000 and 2004. None of them were co-discoveries.[1] He is under contract with NASA through the University of Alabama in Huntsville to do outreach to school groups and organisations.[4] As of 2019, he promotes asteroid education in schools and on social media.[2]
The main-belt asteroid 16095 Lorenball, discovered by astronomers with the Catalina Sky Survey in 1999, is named after him.[2] The official naming citation was published by the Minor Planet Center on 8 November 2019 (M.P.C. 118219).[5]
List of discovered minor planets
See also: Category:Discoveries by Loren C. Ball
| 34351 Decatur | 3 September 2000 |
| 51599 Brittany | 28 April 2001 |
| 61400 Voxandreae | 25 August 2000 |
| 62701 Davidrankin | 7 October 2000 |
| (64123) 2001 TS18 | 15 October 2001 |
| (65260) 2002 GE2 | 6 April 2002 |
| 72834 Guywells | 25 April 2001 |
| 73073 Jannaleuty | 4 April 2002 |
| (73196) 2002 JZ10 | 8 May 2002 |
| (78284) 2002 PC43 | 11 August 2002 |
| (83596) 2001 SC263 | 25 September 2001 |
| (88377) 2001 PK29 | 15 August 2001 |
| 92586 Jaxonpowell | 9 August 2000 |
| 93164 Gordontelepun | 29 September 2000 |
| (93466) 2000 TO | 2 October 2000 |
| (93490) 2000 TV33 | 8 October 2000 |
| (94404) 2001 SO287 | 30 September 2001 |
| (105272) 2000 QD25 | 26 August 2000 |
| (105508) 2000 RA9 | 3 September 2000 |
| (106096) 2000 TQ | 2 October 2000 |
| (108917) 2001 PX14 | 15 August 2001 |
| 112483 Missjudy | 1 August 2002 |
| (112484) 2002 PB1 | 4 August 2002 |
| (112539) 2002 PB40 | 8 August 2002 |
| (114910) 2003 QA29 | 24 August 2003 |
| 115492 Watonga | 23 October 2003 |
| 119195 Margaretgreer | 25 August 2001 |
| (120148) 2003 GO51 | 12 April 2003 |
| (125266) 2001 VG | 7 November 2001 |
| 128345 Danielbamberger | 15 April 2004 |
| (131327) 2001 HC23 | 27 April 2001 |
| (131414) 2001 NB6 | 14 July 2001 |
| (131446) 2001 QP100 | 24 August 2001 |
| (132296) 2002 GB1 | 4 April 2002 |
| (132298) 2002 GD2 | 6 April 2002 |
| (140603) 2001 UQ | 18 October 2001 |
| (140632) 2001 UQ17 | 26 October 2001 |
| (140633) 2001 UR17 | 26 October 2001 |
| (142155) 2002 RT28 | 6 September 2002 |
| (144553) 2004 FB6 | 23 March 2004 |
| (148772) 2001 UU2 | 20 October 2001 |
| (153175) 2000 UN2 | 24 October 2000 |
| (153757) 2001 UN210 | 21 October 2001 |
| (154345) 2002 WS18 | 29 November 2002 |
| (156036) 2001 SD | 16 September 2001 |
| (158330) 2001 WK2 | 18 November 2001 |
| (160165) 2001 UR | 18 October 2001 |
| (163363) 2002 OV19 | 29 July 2002 |
| (166422) 2002 PS1 | 5 August 2002 |
| (166857) 2002 XE | 1 December 2002 |
| (170072) 2002 VG128 | 14 November 2002 |
| (173449) 2000 QO6 | 25 August 2000 |
| (173875) 2001 UQ14 | 24 October 2001 |
| (177191) 2003 UD10 | 20 October 2003 |
| (180683) 2004 HF | 16 April 2004 |
| (182595) 2001 UH18 | 29 October 2001 |
| (183379) 2002 XL44 | 7 December 2002 |
| (187987) 2001 RJ43 | 12 September 2001 |
| (189076) 2001 HN | 16 April 2001 |
| (193801) 2001 PV13 | 14 August 2001 |
| (193947) 2001 RA46 | 15 September 2001 |
| (194124) 2001 SD263 | 25 September 2001 |
| (195511) 2002 HV5 | 19 April 2002 |
| (195874) 2002 RC1 | 3 September 2002 |
| (203866) 2002 XF | 1 December 2002 |
| (205558) 2001 SF273 | 27 September 2001 |
| (209155) 2003 UE10 | 20 October 2003 |
| (213785) 2003 FZ4 | 25 March 2003 |
| (219382) 2000 SU89 | 29 September 2000 |
| (219590) 2001 TQ18 | 15 October 2001 |
| (222873) 2002 GL | 3 April 2002 |
| (237607) 2001 QQ71 | 21 August 2001 |
| (239965) 2001 NC6 | 14 July 2001 |
| (242244) 2003 SW217 | 28 September 2003 |
| (243777) 2000 SJ | 19 September 2000 |
| (247588) 2002 TW92 | 2 October 2002 |
| (259901) 2004 EL | 11 March 2004 |
| (264594) 2001 UM1 | 19 October 2001 |
| (270980) 2002 WJ11 | 25 November 2002 |
| (286262) 2001 VK17 | 12 November 2001 |
| (286762) 2002 HU4 | 16 April 2002 |
| (287059) 2002 RF1 | 4 September 2002 |
| (287436) 2002 XP3 | 2 December 2002 |
| (287622) 2003 HO16 | 28 April 2003 |
| (288473) 2004 FA6 | 23 March 2004 |
| (297382) 2000 QC | 21 August 2000 |
| (298268) 2002 XG | 1 December 2002 |
| (298353) 2003 KU16 | 28 May 2003 |
| (302625) 2002 RD1 | 4 September 2002 |
| (313062) 2000 SS89 | 29 September 2000 |
| (317288) 2002 GR1 | 5 April 2002 |
| (323243) 2003 SO201 | 23 September 2003 |
| (333352) 2001 UK6 | 22 October 2001 |
| (334264) 2001 UH6 | 22 October 2001 |
| (337704) 2001 UJ6 | 22 October 2001 |
| (337814) 2001 VG2 | 10 November 2001 |
| (344229) 2001 SC | 16 September 2001 |
| (344291) 2001 UQ4 | 21 October 2001 |
| (344455) 2002 LE47 | 15 June 2002 |
| (354414) 2003 VA | 1 November 2003 |
| (357096) 2001 TR18 | 15 October 2001 |
| (373481) 2000 TP | 2 October 2000 |
| (390557) 2000 UL2 | 24 October 2000 |
| (399394) 2001 SL287 | 29 September 2001 |
| (405121) 2002 GF2 | 6 April 2002 |
| (415816) 2001 QT71 | 21 August 2001 |
| (434064) 2001 VX71 | 12 November 2001 |
| (601867) 2013 UL12 | 1 September 2002 |
See also
List of minor planet discoverers § L. Ball
References
"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
"(16095) Lorenball". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
"An Amateur Story – originally published in The Huntsville Times, 2001". bsasnashville.com. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2019. (at bellatrixobservatory.com)
Montgomery, Ben (13 December 2012). "Stars falling over Alabama". Decatur Daily.
"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
Hellenica World - Scientific Library
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/"
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
