Timothy B. Spahr
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Timothy Bruce Spahr is an American astronomer and prolific discoverer of minor planets.
From 2000–2014, he worked at the Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian Minor Planet Center. From September 2006 to December 2014, he was the director of Minor Planet Center. He is a co-discoverer of Callirrhoe, a moon of Jupiter, and of Albiorix, a moon of Saturn. He also discovered two periodic comets: 171P/Spahr and P/1998 U4. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 58 minor planets.
Dr. Spahr is currently the CEO of NEO Sciences LLC, a consulting firm specializing in characterization of Near-Earth Objects including PHAs , Asteroid and Comet science, and planetary defense coordination. Dr. Spahr is the manager of the UN-sanctioned and also serves on the advisory council of where he is the administrator of the Shoemaker NEO Grant program.
The Florian asteroid 2975 Spahr was named after him.
List of discovered minor planets
| 6534 Carriepeterson | 24 February 1995 | |
| 8 July 1994 | ||
| 7476 Ogilsbie | 14 April 1993 | |
| 7605 Cindygraber | 21 September 1995 | |
| 4 May 1994 | ||
| 7784 Watterson | 5 August 1994 | |
| 7835 Myroncope | 16 June 1993 | |
| Meanings of [minor planet names: 7001–8000#885|7885 Levine] | 17 May 1993 | |
| 1 January 1995 | ||
| 19 October 1995 | ||
| 23 May 1995 | ||
| 16 June 1993 | ||
| 9799 Thronium | 8 September 1996 | |
| 12 May 1996 | ||
| 26 August 1995 | ||
| 11596 Francetic | 26 May 1995 | |
| 12008 Kandrup | 11 October 1996 | |
| 31 August 1995 | ||
| 19 September 1995 | ||
| 29 December 1994 |