Loren C. Ball

Minor planets discovered: 111 ^[1]

see § List of discovered minor planets

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 2024, he has credit for 111 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 2024^[update], 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	list
51599 Brittany	28 April 2001	list
61400 Voxandreae	25 August 2000	list
62701 Davidrankin	7 October 2000	list
(64123) 2001 TS18	15 October 2001	list
(65260) 2002 GE2	6 April 2002	list
72834 Guywells	25 April 2001	list
73073 Jannaleuty	4 April 2002	list
(73196) 2002 JZ10	8 May 2002	list
(78284) 2002 PC43	11 August 2002	list
(83596) 2001 SC263	25 September 2001	list
(88377) 2001 PK29	15 August 2001	list
92586 Jaxonpowell	9 August 2000	list
93164 Gordontelepun	29 September 2000	list
(93466) 2000 TO	2 October 2000	list
(93490) 2000 TV33	8 October 2000	list
(94404) 2001 SO287	30 September 2001	list
(105272) 2000 QD25	26 August 2000	list
(105508) 2000 RA9	3 September 2000	list
(106096) 2000 TQ	2 October 2000	list

(108917) 2001 PX14	15 August 2001	list
112483 Missjudy	1 August 2002	list
(112484) 2002 PB1	4 August 2002	list
(112539) 2002 PB40	8 August 2002	list
(114910) 2003 QA29	24 August 2003	list
115492 Watonga	23 October 2003	list
119195 Margaretgreer	25 August 2001	list
(120148) 2003 GO51	12 April 2003	list
(125266) 2001 VG	7 November 2001	list
128345 Danielbamberger	15 April 2004	list
(131327) 2001 HC23	27 April 2001	list
(131414) 2001 NB6	14 July 2001	list
(131446) 2001 QP100	24 August 2001	list
(132296) 2002 GB1	4 April 2002	list
(132298) 2002 GD2	6 April 2002	list
(140603) 2001 UQ	18 October 2001	list
(140632) 2001 UQ17	26 October 2001	list
(140633) 2001 UR17	26 October 2001	list
(142155) 2002 RT28	6 September 2002	list
(144553) 2004 FB6	23 March 2004	list

(148772) 2001 UU2	20 October 2001	list
(153175) 2000 UN2	24 October 2000	list
(153757) 2001 UN210	21 October 2001	list
(154345) 2002 WS18	29 November 2002	list
(156036) 2001 SD	16 September 2001	list
(158330) 2001 WK2	18 November 2001	list
(160165) 2001 UR	18 October 2001	list
(163363) 2002 OV19	29 July 2002	list
(166422) 2002 PS1	5 August 2002	list
(166857) 2002 XE	1 December 2002	list
(170072) 2002 VG128	14 November 2002	list
(173449) 2000 QO6	25 August 2000	list
(173875) 2001 UQ14	24 October 2001	list
(177191) 2003 UD10	20 October 2003	list
(180683) 2004 HF	16 April 2004	list
(182595) 2001 UH18	29 October 2001	list
(183379) 2002 XL44	7 December 2002	list
(187987) 2001 RJ43	12 September 2001	list
(189076) 2001 HN	16 April 2001	list
(193801) 2001 PV13	14 August 2001	list

(193947) 2001 RA46	15 September 2001	list
(194124) 2001 SD263	25 September 2001	list
(195511) 2002 HV5	19 April 2002	list
(195874) 2002 RC1	3 September 2002	list
(203866) 2002 XF	1 December 2002	list
(205558) 2001 SF273	27 September 2001	list
(209155) 2003 UE10	20 October 2003	list
(213785) 2003 FZ4	25 March 2003	list
(219382) 2000 SU89	29 September 2000	list
(219590) 2001 TQ18	15 October 2001	list
(222873) 2002 GL	3 April 2002	list
(237607) 2001 QQ71	21 August 2001	list
(239965) 2001 NC6	14 July 2001	list
(242244) 2003 SW217	28 September 2003	list
(243777) 2000 SJ	19 September 2000	list
(247588) 2002 TW92	2 October 2002	list
(259901) 2004 EL	11 March 2004	list
(264594) 2001 UM1	19 October 2001	list
(270980) 2002 WJ11	25 November 2002	list
(286262) 2001 VK17	12 November 2001	list

(286762) 2002 HU4	16 April 2002	list
(287059) 2002 RF1	4 September 2002	list
(287436) 2002 XP3	2 December 2002	list
(287622) 2003 HO16	28 April 2003	list
(288473) 2004 FA6	23 March 2004	list
(297382) 2000 QC	21 August 2000	list
(298268) 2002 XG	1 December 2002	list
(298353) 2003 KU16	28 May 2003	list
(302625) 2002 RD1	4 September 2002	list
(313062) 2000 SS89	29 September 2000	list
(317288) 2002 GR1	5 April 2002	list
(323243) 2003 SO201	23 September 2003	list
(333352) 2001 UK6	22 October 2001	list
(334264) 2001 UH6	22 October 2001	list
(337704) 2001 UJ6	22 October 2001	list
(337814) 2001 VG2	10 November 2001	list
(344229) 2001 SC	16 September 2001	list
(344291) 2001 UQ4	21 October 2001	list
(344455) 2002 LE47	15 June 2002	list
(354414) 2003 VA	1 November 2003	list

(357096) 2001 TR18	15 October 2001	list
(373481) 2000 TP	2 October 2000	list
(390557) 2000 UL2	24 October 2000	list
(399394) 2001 SL287	29 September 2001	list
(405121) 2002 GF2	6 April 2002	list
(415816) 2001 QT71	21 August 2001	list
(434064) 2001 VX71	12 November 2001	list
(601867) 2013 UL12	1 September 2002	list
(629360) 2001 UR4	21 October 2001	list
(661253) 2004 EM	11 March 2004	list
(720301) 2000 SK	19 September 2000	list

See also

• List of minor planet discoverers § L. Ball

References

1. "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
2. "(16095) Lorenball". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
3. "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)
4. Montgomery, Ben (13 December 2012). "Stars falling over Alabama". Decatur Daily.
5. "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

External links

• Barnard-Seyfert Astronomical Society page on L. C. Ball