Miguel Hurtado

Miguel Hurtado
Born 22 April 1978
Málaga
Nationality  Spain
Fields Astronomy
Institutions La Sagra Sky Survey (Observatorio Astronómico de La Sagra)
Notable awards 2010 Shoemaker Neo Grant

Miguel Hurtado[1] (born 22 April 1978 in Málaga, Spain) is a Spanish astronomer and a software developer.

He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, comets and supernovae.

So far (August 2014) Miguel Hurtado[1] has discovered or co-discovered more than 2300 asteroids, 76 of them are NEOs (Near-earth object), including the asteroid 2012 DA14, 5 Comets and 19 Supernovae.

He was awarded with the 2010 Shoemaker NEO Grant[2] as La Sagra Sky Survey[3] Team Member.

Asteroid 632911 Miguelhurtado was named in his honor.

NEOs Discovered

DESIGNATION ORBIT OBSERVATION
2009 RN Amor -
2009 XD Apollo -
2009 XO Apollo (PHA)
2010 BC3 Amor -
2010 ES12 Apollo -
2010 EF44 Apollo (PHA)
2010 EV45 Amor -
2010 TM3 Amor -
2010 RS180 Amor -
2010 TV149 Apollo (PHA)
2010 TC47 Amor -
2010 UX6 Apollo -
2010 VN1 Apollo VI
2010 YB Apollo (PHA)
2011 DS9 Apollo (PHA)
2011 DU9 Apollo VI
2011 GP59 Aten -
2011 KE Apollo (PHA)
2011 OV4 Amor -
2011 OQ5 Amor -
2011 OC18 Amor -
2011 OD18 Apollo -
2011 PU1 Apollo (PHA)
2011 PE2 Apollo (PHA)
2011 QE14 Amor -
2011 QF14 Amor -
2011 QG21 Apollo -
2011 QE38 Amor -
2011 RR12 Amor -
2011 SF25 Amor -
2011 CN14 Amor -
2012 CD29 Apollo -
2012 DA14 Aten -
2012 EL5 Apollo -
2012 JQ4 Apollo -
2012 JX11 Amor -
2012 OQ Apollo (PHA)
2012 OD1 Aten (PHA)
2012 OP4 Apollo (PHA)
2012 PG6 Aten -
2012 PS17 Amor -
2012 PP24 Amor -
2012 PP28 Apollo (PHA)
2012 QB17 Amor -
2012 RS16 Amor -
2012 TZ52 Amor -
2013 AA32 Apollo -
2013 CL22 Apollo VI
2013 LB2 Amor -
2013 NQ8 Apollo -
2013 OD4 Apollo (PHA)
2013 OM9 Amor -
2013 PX6 Apollo (PHA)
2013 PJ10 Apollo -
2013 PS13 Apollo VI
2013 PV13 Apollo -
2013 QJ10 Aten (PHA)
2013 JQ36 Amor -
2013 RX80 Apollo -
2013 ST Aten -
2013 TL127 Apollo -
2013 UR5 Aten -
2013 VM2 Amor -
2013 VA10 Aten -
2013 XA4 Amor -
2014 BR8 Apollo -
2014 DB11 Amor -
2014 DE23 Apollo -
2014 FK38 Aten -
2014 OG1 Apollo -
2014 OX299 Apollo (PHA)
2014 PG51 Apollo (PHA)
2014 QL32 Amor -
2014 QH33 Apollo -
2014 QO33 Amor -
2014 QS168 Amor -

Comets Discoveries

P/2012 R2 (La Sagra)
C/2012 B3 (La Sagra)
P/2012 NJ (La Sagra)
P/2012 S2 (La Sagra)
C/2013 H1 (La Sagra)

Supernovae Discovered

SN 2010ax
SN 2010dt
SN 2010gq
SN 2010eu
SN 2010gj
SN 2010gs
SN 2010hn
SN 2010ij
SN 2010ix
SN 2010jf
SN 2010jm
SN 2010lo
SN 2011ak
SN 2011bm
SN 2011bk
SN 2011dz
SN 2013ci
SN 2013dv
SN 2013dw

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Miguel Hurtado". Discoveries.
  2. "Shoemaker NEO Grant". Webpage about the Shoemaker NEO Grant.
  3. "La Sagra Sky Survey". Official Webpage.

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