Michael J. Irwin is a British astronomer. He is the director of the Cambridge Astronomical Survey Unit and one of the discoverers of the Cetus Dwarf galaxy and the Sagittarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy.

Research

Irwin is known worldwide for the leading role he plays in processing of digital optical and infra-red survey data. Currently, his efforts in processing of digital optical and infrared survey data of Vista Data Flow are being used for processing United Kingdom Infrared Telescope data.

Awards and honours

In 2012, Royal Astronomical Society awarded Michael Irwin the 2012 Herschel Medal, which recognises investigations of outstanding merit in observational astrophysics. He has also made contributions in the scientific community by writing and helping write several books.

List of discovered minor planets

According to the Minor Planet Center's official discoverer list, Irwin co-discovered 8 minor planets during 1990–1996.

(8012) 1990 HO329 April 1990list[A]
(8361) 1990 JN11 May 1990list[A]
15810 Arawn12 May 1994list[A]
(16684) 1994 JQ111 May 1994list[A]
(19299) 1996 SZ416 September 1996list[B][C]
(48443) 1990 HY529 April 1990list[A]
Co-discovery made with: A A. Żytkow B A. Fitzsimmons C I. P. Williams
(58165) 1990 HQ529 April 1990list[A]
(73682) 1990 HU529 April 1990list[A]

External links

  • , Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, UK