Stephen P. Laurie

Not to be confused with Steve Laurie.

Asteroids discovered: 50
7603 Salopia	July 25, 1995
9421 Violilla	December 24, 1995
9428 Angelalouise	February 26, 1996
(10212) 1997 RA7	September 3, 1997
10216 Popastro	September 22, 1997
(10383) 1996 SR7	September 16, 1996
(11601) 1995 SE4	September 28, 1995
11626 Church Stretton	November 8, 1996
(12785) 1995 ST	September 19, 1995
(12786) 1995 SU	September 19, 1995
(13152) 1995 QK	August 19, 1995
(13687) 1997 RB7	September 7, 1997
(16753) 1996 QS1	August 21, 1996
(16771) 1996 UQ3	October 19, 1996
(17660) 1996 VP6	November 7, 1996
(20199) 1997 DR	February 28, 1997
(21281) 1996 TX14	October 13, 1996
(22431) 1996 DY2	February 28, 1996
(24828) 1995 SE1	September 20, 1995
(26972) 1997 SM3	September 21, 1997
(26981) 1997 UJ15	October 25, 1997
(27902) 1996 RA5	September 13, 1996
(27908) 1996 TX9	October 4, 1996
(28015) 1997 YG9	December 26, 1997
(31144) 1997 TM26	October 7, 1997
(32930) 1995 SC4	September 24, 1995
(37733) 1996 UD1	October 16, 1996
(39663) 1995 WM1	November 16, 1995
(39676) 1996 DQ1	February 20, 1996
(39749) 1997 BW6	January 28, 1997
(46690) 1997 AN23	January 14, 1997
(48625) 1995 QF	August 16, 1995
(48632) 1995 SV29	September 29, 1995
(55825) 1995 SD4	September 27, 1995
(55839) 1996 LH1	June 13, 1996
(55846) 1996 RJ5	September 15, 1996
(58367) 1995 QL	August 19, 1995
(58403) 1995 WL1	November 16, 1995
(58425) 1996 DR1	February 20, 1996
(73818) 1995 WP1	November 17, 1995
(73951) 1997 UK8	October 21, 1997
(85369) 1996 DX2	February 26, 1996
(90863) 1996 QR1	August 17, 1996
(100323) 1995 OY1	July 22, 1995
(100447) 1996 RB5	September 14, 1996
(100458) 1996 TP3	October 4, 1996
(129503) 1995 OZ1	July 24, 1995
(129542) 1996 RK5	September 15, 1996
(157813) 1995 WN1	November 16, 1995
(160526) 1996 RZ4	September 13, 1996

Stephen P. Laurie is a British amateur astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and comets,^[1] although his profession is that of an actuary.^[2] He has also worked on searches for dwarf stars,^[3] and discovered supernova SN 1997bq in NGC 3147, on 7 April 1997.^[2][4]

Laurie has named five asteroids he discovered from the Church Stretton area — 7603 Salopia (named after Shropshire),^[5] 9421 Violilla, 9428 Angelalouise, 10216 Popastro and 11626 Church Stretton^[6] — all discovered at observatory 966 Church Stretton and nearby location Ragdon (observatory J17). Laurie lives and works in the Church Stretton area.^[2]

References

1. Astronomical Data System
2. Independent newspaper A small speck in the sky; but a giant find for insurance man (1997)
3. "Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835+32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun" by I. Neill Reid, K. L. Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone , Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl5, Stephen E. Levine5, Alice K. B. Monet and David G. Monet The Astronomical Journal Volume 125 Number 1p. 354–358 doi:10.1086/344946 [1]
4. Hermes newsletter Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine (May 1997) p 2
5. JPL Small-Body Database Browser on 7603 Salopia
6. "JPL Small-Body Database Browser". NASA. Retrieved 24 May 2008.