Minor planets discovered: 32
see § List of discovered minor planets

Kenneth J. Lawrence (born 1964) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets.

Credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 32 numbered asteroids between 1989 and 1994, he has also co-discovered 152P/Helin-Lawrence, a periodic comet from the Jupiter family. He was also a participant in the Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey.

The main-belt asteroid 4969 Lawrence, discovered by Eleanor Helin in 1986, is named in his honor. Naming citation was published on 14 July 1992 (M.P.C. 20522).

List of discovered minor planets

List of minor planets discovered by Kenneth Lawrence
Name Discovery Date Listing 5621 Erb 23 September 1990 list 5653 Camarillo 21 November 1992 list[A] (5836) 1993 MF 22 June 1993 list[A] 6456 Golombek 27 July 1992 list[A] 6561 Gruppetta 10 October 1991 list (6727) 1991 TF4 10 October 1991 list 7091 Maryfields 1 May 1992 list[A] (7341) 1991 VK 1 November 1991 list[A] (9058) 1992 JB 1 May 1992 list[B] (9400) 1994 TW1 9 October 1994 list[A] 9969 Braille 27 May 1992 list[A] (11904) 1991 TR1 13 October 1991 list (14923) 1994 TU3 7 October 1994 list (16636) 1993 QP 23 August 1993 list[A] (22306) 1990 SF4 23 September 1990 list (23548) 1994 EF2 11 March 1994 list (26850) 1992 JL 1 May 1992 list[C] 30831 Seignovert 14 October 1990 list[A] Name Discovery Date Listing (32906) 1994 RH 2 September 1994 list[A] (37589) 1991 NN9 9 July 1991 list[A] (37591) 1991 TD4 10 October 1991 list (39565) 1992 SL 24 September 1992 list[A] (48470) 1991 TC2 10 October 1991 list (73681) 1989 TL18 2 October 1989 list[A] (90722) 1991 TE4 10 October 1991 list (136620) 1994 JC 4 May 1994 list[A] (152563) 1992 BF 30 January 1992 list[A] (162004) 1991 VE 3 November 1991 list[A] (207945) 1991 JW 8 May 1991 list[A] (301846) 1993 OV1 16 July 1993 list[A] (385186) 1994 AW1 11 January 1994 list[A] (393350) 1992 RN1 1 September 1992 list[A] Co-discovery made with: A E. F. Helin B J. Alu C P. Rose
NameDiscovery DateListing
5621 Erb23 September 1990list
5653 Camarillo21 November 1992list[A]
(5836) 1993 MF22 June 1993list[A]
6456 Golombek27 July 1992list[A]
6561 Gruppetta10 October 1991list
(6727) 1991 TF410 October 1991list
7091 Maryfields1 May 1992list[A]
(7341) 1991 VK1 November 1991list[A]
(9058) 1992 JB1 May 1992list[B]
(9400) 1994 TW19 October 1994list[A]
9969 Braille27 May 1992list[A]
(11904) 1991 TR113 October 1991list
(14923) 1994 TU37 October 1994list
(16636) 1993 QP23 August 1993list[A]
(22306) 1990 SF423 September 1990list
(23548) 1994 EF211 March 1994list
(26850) 1992 JL1 May 1992list[C]
30831 Seignovert14 October 1990list[A]
NameDiscovery DateListing
(32906) 1994 RH2 September 1994list[A]
(37589) 1991 NN99 July 1991list[A]
(37591) 1991 TD410 October 1991list
(39565) 1992 SL24 September 1992list[A]
(48470) 1991 TC210 October 1991list
(73681) 1989 TL182 October 1989list[A]
(90722) 1991 TE410 October 1991list
(136620) 1994 JC4 May 1994list[A]
(152563) 1992 BF30 January 1992list[A]
(162004) 1991 VE3 November 1991list[A]
(207945) 1991 JW8 May 1991list[A]
(301846) 1993 OV116 July 1993list[A]
(385186) 1994 AW111 January 1994list[A]
(393350) 1992 RN11 September 1992list[A]
Co-discovery made with: A E. F. Helin B J. Alu C P. Rose

See also

  • List of minor planet discoverers § K. J. Lawrence