Warren B. Offutt

Warren B. Offutt (February 13, 1928– September 20, 2017) was an American amateur astronomer and amateur radio operator.[2]

Minor planets discovered: 18 [1]
(12438) 1996 CZ	February 9, 1996	list
(23702) 1997 QE₁	August 28, 1997	list
(39672) 1996 BF₁	January 22, 1996	list
(43997) 1997 QX	August 29, 1997	list
(46695) 1997 CX₁₃	February 4, 1997	list
(58469) 1996 RC	September 7, 1996	list
(58484) 1996 TO₃	October 8, 1996	list
(73900) 1997 FD	March 19, 1997	list
(73966) 1997 XG₁₀	December 6, 1997	list
(85473) 1997 LV₅	June 12, 1997	list
(85547) 1997 XF₁₀	December 5, 1997	list
(100598) 1997 QO₁	August 31, 1997	list
(100695) 1997 YK₁₁	December 28, 1997	list
(118215) 1996 BN₁	January 24, 1996	list
(155411) 1996 DG₃	February 28, 1996	list
(239810) 1997 EC₂₆	March 11, 1997	list
(382427) 1999 CF₃	February 9, 1999	list
(483405) 1999 CP₂	February 7, 1999	list

Offutt is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 17 asteroids[1] and has notably collaborated with professional astronomers in observing Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). In 1999 he won the Amateur Achievement Award of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.[3]

Offutt and his wife, Beverly (since deceased), moved from Illinois to New Mexico when he retired from engineering, specializing in precision astrometry of faint objects in the Solar System. He operates the W & B Observatory (709) in the U.S. village of Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in the Sacramento Mountains, at an altitude of 2500 m (8300 ft).[2][4]

In 1997, Offutt helped with three more major discoveries, among them confirmation of a then-newly discovered moon of Uranus, Sycorax.[5]

On 11 February 1998, the outer main-belt asteroid 7639 Offutt was named after him, just before his 70th birthday (M.P.C. 31297).[2][6]

References

"Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(7639) Offutt". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (7639) Offutt. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 607–608. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6593. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.
"Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Retrieved 2009-12-15.
"IAU List of Observatories". Retrieved 2009-12-15.
Gladman, Brett J.; Nicholson, Philip D.; Burns, Joseph A.; Kavelaars, Jj; Marsden, Brian G.; Williams, Gareth V.; et al. (April 1998). "Discovery of two distant irregular moons of Uranus". Nature. 392 (6679): 897–899. Bibcode:1998Natur.392..897G. doi:10.1038/31890.
"MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

External links

Discovery of two distant irregular moons of Uranus, nature, 11 February 1998
Warren B. Offutt Obituary, www.legacy.com

Preceded by Albert F. A. L. Jones	Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific 1999	Succeeded by Paul Boltwood

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[MPC-Discoverers-1] "Minor Planet Discoverers (by number)". Minor Planet Center. 29 October 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

[springer-2] Schmadel, Lutz D. (2007). "(7639) Offutt". Dictionary of Minor Planet Names – (7639) Offutt. Springer Berlin Heidelberg. pp. 607–608. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-29925-7_6593. ISBN 978-3-540-00238-3.

[ASP-awards-3] "Astronomical Society of the Pacific". Retrieved 2009-12-15.

[Obs-codes-4] "IAU List of Observatories". Retrieved 2009-12-15.

[Gladman-1998-5] Gladman, Brett J.; Nicholson, Philip D.; Burns, Joseph A.; Kavelaars, Jj; Marsden, Brian G.; Williams, Gareth V.; et al. (April 1998). "Discovery of two distant irregular moons of Uranus". Nature. 392 (6679): 897–899. Bibcode:1998Natur.392..897G. doi:10.1038/31890.

[MPC-Circulars-Archive-6] "MPC/MPO/MPS Archive". Minor Planet Center. Retrieved 10 April 2019.