Tom_Stafford_(astronomer)

Tom Stafford (astronomer)

Tom Stafford (astronomer)

American astronomer

For other people named Thomas Stafford, see Thomas Stafford (disambiguation).

Tom Stafford is an American astronomer who has discovered a number of asteroids since 1997,[1] including 12061 Alena,[2] 12533 Edmond,[3] 13436 Enid,[4] 13688 Oklahoma[5] and 15904 Halstead[6] at Zeno Observatory (observatory code 727) in Edmond, Oklahoma. He is the son of Joseph W. Stafford and Alena Ruth Robbins, both now deceased, and has a sister, Susan Halstead.[7]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Minor Planet Discoverers (Alphabetically)". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. [2]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser:12061 Alena". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  3. [3]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 12533 Edmond". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  4. [4]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13436 Enid". NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  5. [5]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 13688 Oklahoma". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  6. [6]
    "JPL Small-Body Database Browser: 15904 Halstead". NASA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 8 April 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Ruth Stafford". Obituaries, Enid News, Oklahoma. February 3, 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-08.


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