Roy A. Tucker


Roy A. Tucker is an American astronomer best known for the co-discovery of near-Earth asteroid 99942 Apophis along with David J. Tholen and Fabrizio Bernardi of the University of Hawaii. He is a prolific discoverer of minor planets, credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 702 numbered minor planets between 1996 and 2010. He has also discovered two comets: 328P/LONEOS–Tucker and C/2004 Q1, a Jupiter-family and near-parabolic comet, respectively.

Biography

Tucker was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1966, he became a member of Memphis Astronomical Society and received a master's degree in Scientific Instrumentation from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He works as a senior engineer in the Imaging Technology Laboratory of the University of Arizona and as an instrumentalist at Kitt Peak National Observatory. He observes and discovers minor planets at his private Goodricke-Pigott Observatory in southern Arizona.

Recognition

In 2002, he was one of five researchers awarded a "Gene Shoemaker Near Earth Object Grant", by the Planetary Society.
The main-belt asteroid 10914 Tucker, discovered by Paul Comba in 1997, was named in his honor.

List of discovered minor planets

10220 Pigott20 October 1997
14542 Karitskaya29 September 1997
16783 Bychkov14 December 1996
16861 Lipovetsky27 December 1997
17025 Pilachowski13 March 1999
17941 Horbatt6 May 1999
21523 GONG26 June 1998
21811 Burroughs5 October 1999
23884 Karenharvey20 September 1998
24259 Chriswalker12 December 1999
25275 Jocelynbell14 November 1998
26924 Johnharvey30 December 1996
27049 Kraus18 September 1998
28341 Bingaman13 March 1999
29825 Dunyazade20 February 1999
29874 Rogerculver14 April 1999
31086 Gehringer12 January 1997
31098 Frankhill9 June 1997
31190 Toussaint27 December 1997
31556 Shatner13 March 1999
31557 Holleybakich13 March 1999
32608 Hallas24 August 2001
32621 Talcott8 September 2001
33103 Pintar27 December 1997
34791 Ericcraine18 September 2001

55320 Busler19 September 2001
55397 Hackman22 September 2001
55559 Briancraine18 December 2001
24 August 2001
19 September 2001
22 September 2001
23 September 2001
25 September 2001
25 September 2001
11 October 2001
11 October 2001
15 October 2001
5 July 2000
21 May 2001
18 September 2001
19 September 2001
22 September 2001
12 November 2001
21 November 1998
13 March 1999
23 September 2001
7 March 2003
18 September 1998
6 June 1999
5 October 1999

7 October 1999
24 August 2001
25 August 2001
25 August 2001
24 August 2001
9 September 2001
10 September 2001
8 November 2001
11 November 2001
90455 Irenehernandez12 February 2004
13 February 2004
91275 Billsmith13 March 1999
91607 Delaboudiniere5 October 1999
12 January 2002
6 February 2002
7 March 2003
14 December 1996
19 January 1998
24 September 1998
30 October 1998
99942 Apophis19 June 2004 
101383 Karloff30 October 1998
101432 Adamwest14 November 1998
101713 Marston20 February 1999
101723 Finger13 March 1999

22 October 2003
21 October 2003
16 October 2003
20 October 2003
18 November 2003
4 October 2004
6 January 2005
1 March 2005
117582 Kenjikawai7 March 2005
119248 Corbally10 September 2001
6 February 2002
121121 Koyoharugotoge19 April 1999
15 May 1999
21 April 2001
24 August 2001
22 August 2001
25 August 2001
17 September 2001
18 September 2001
18 September 2001
12 October 2001
10 March 2002
14 September 2002
18 September 2003
20 August 2004

28 August 2001
8 September 2001
17 September 2001
13 October 2001
15 October 2001
12 September 2002
28 September 2002
28 September 2002
27 January 2004
3 March 2005
7 March 2005
23 December 1998
27 August 2001
26 February 2004
19 August 2006
27 August 2006
6 September 2004
10 March 2005
22 August 2001
24 September 2005
29 September 2005
28 October 2005
28 December 1998
24 August 2001
12 September 2001

22 September 2004
20 February 1999
28 September 2003
28 November 2003
1 February 2005
22 September 2001
23 October 2003
24 October 2003
22 October 2003
19 October 2003
18 January 2004
1 March 2005
1 March 2005
10 October 1998
11 January 2003
28 September 2003
28 September 2003
25 October 2003
23 October 2003
19 October 2003
17 October 2003
2 April 2005
12 September 2001
22 October 2003
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26 February 2004
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11 November 2006
6 January 2002
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19 October 2003
4 October 2004
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6 October 2004
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7 October 1999
24 August 2001
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19 October 2003
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28 September 2003
17 March 2004
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10 March 2005
22 October 2006
8 October 2007
23 October 2003
22 October 2003
18 September 2001
21 August 2004
29 September 2005
7 October 1999
25 May 2003
16 October 2006
22 August 2001
23 August 2001
12 October 2001

7 October 2004
12 October 2004
1 October 2005
24 October 2005
24 October 2005
10 October 1998
31 August 2000
18 May 2001
13 September 2002
20 August 2004
3 October 2004
12 September 2007
13 September 2007
6 October 2008
21 October 2008
20 September 2004
2 April 2005
26 September 2005
29 September 2005
25 October 2005
8 October 2007
22 September 2008
23 September 2008
16 March 2004
7 October 2004

15 March 2004
16 October 2006
13 October 2007
22 September 2008
22 August 2001
17 September 2001
21 August 2004
22 October 2005
16 September 2006
16 October 2006
28 September 2002
13 October 2004
1 March 2005
16 March 2005
23 September 2005
24 October 2005
19 October 2006
11 November 2006
18 September 2001
14 October 2001
31 January 2005
29 August 2005
24 September 2005
5 October 2005
4 November 2005

9 October 2007
29 September 2008
19 November 2008
25 October 2003
23 October 2003
17 October 2003
28 August 2006
22 September 2008
1 March 2005
5 July 2000
13 September 2002
11 January 2003
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12 September 2005
10 October 2005
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17 August 2006
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22 September 2008
20 November 2008
18 November 2009
15 March 2010
19 October 2003
12 February 2004

15 September 2006
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8 October 2007
7 September 2001
17 October 2003
28 February 2005
9 October 2005
8 October 2007
8 October 2007
10 January 2008
22 October 2003
11 May 2004
20 August 2004
7 September 2004
11 October 2004
24 September 2008
29 September 2005
18 September 2003
10 June 2004
9 November 2004
10 November 2004
10 March 2005
26 September 2005
28 September 2008
326290 Akhenaten21 April 1998

31 January 2005
21 March 2005
25 September 2005
25 September 2005
25 February 2006
16 September 2006
13 September 2007
18 September 2007
11 November 2007
20 September 2008
27 September 2003
7 October 2004
20 November 2004
12 September 2007
22 September 2008
20 October 2008
5 October 2004
7 October 2004
14 October 2007
14 October 2007
20 October 2008
26 September 2005
7 October 2004
4 October 2007
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10 September 2004
22 April 2004
24 September 2004
4 April 2008
13 October 2004
25 September 2008
12 October 2004
12 October 2007
16 October 2006
22 September 2008
17 February 2004
10 September 2005
5 September 2008
22 September 2008
22 October 2008
15 September 2006
17 February 2007
11 September 2007
22 September 2008
27 September 2008
9 September 2001
22 October 2005
19 October 2003
4 September 2008
28 February 2005