David H. Levy

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Asteroids discovered: 41
5261 Eureka June 20, 1990 with H. E. Holt
5852 Nanette April 19, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
6398 Timhunter February 10, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
6401 Roentgen April 15, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
6485 Wendeesther October 25, 1990 with C. S. Shoemaker and E. M. Shoemaker
6670 Wallach June 4, 1994 with C. S. Shoemaker
6715 Sheldonmarks August 22, 1990 with Henry E. Holt
6914 Becquerel April 3, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker and H. E. Holt
7344 Summerfield June 4, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker
8021 Walter October 22, 1990 with C. S. Shoemaker
8358 Rickblakley November 4, 1989 with C. S. Shoemaker
9070 Ensab July 23, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
9083 Ramboehm November 28, 1994 with C. S. Shoemaker
10332 Defi May 13, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
10346 Triathlon April 2, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker
11548 Jerrylewis November 25, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker
11569 Virgilsmith May 27, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
11911 Angel June 4, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker
11941 Archinal May 23, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
13057 Jorgensen November 13, 1990 with C. S. Shoemaker
13111 Papacosmas July 23, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
13123 Tyson May 16, 1994 with C. S. Shoemaker
13615 Manulis November 28, 1994 with C. S. Shoemaker
14429 Coyne December 3, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
15276 Diebel April 14, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
15294 Underwood November 7, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
15321 Donnadean August 13, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
15779 Scottroberts July 26, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
16514 Stevelia November 11, 1990 with C. S. Shoemaker
16669 Rionuevo December 8, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
17493 Wildcat December 31, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
18368 Flandrau April 15, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
18434 Mikesandras March 12, 1994 with C. S. Shoemaker
19980 Barrysimon November 22, 1989 with C. S. Shoemaker
22312 Kelly April 14, 1991 with C. S. Shoemaker
22338 Janemojo June 3, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker
24778 Nemsu May 24, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
24779 Presque Isle July 23, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
27776 Cortland February 25, 1992 with C. S. Shoemaker
27810 Daveturner July 23, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
29292 Conniewalker May 24, 1993 with C. S. Shoemaker
David Levy giving a lecture at JPL.
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David Levy giving a lecture at JPL.

David H. Levy (born 1948) is a Canadian astronomer and science writer most famous for his co-discovery of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, which collided with the planet Jupiter in 1994.

Levy was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, but now lives in Arizona.

Levy has discovered 22 comets, either independently or with Gene and Carolyn S. Shoemaker, and has written over 30 books, mostly on astronomical subjects.

Periodic comets co-discovered include 118P/Shoemaker-Levy, 129P/Shoemaker-Levy, 135P/Shoemaker-Levy, 137P/Shoemaker-Levy, 138P/Shoemaker-Levy, and 145P/Shoemaker-Levy.

The asteroid 3673 Levy was named in his honour. In 1993 he won the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.

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