Timothy B. Spahr is an American astronomer. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Historically Astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky while Astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena
He works at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, has discovered numerous asteroids and is credited as a co-discoverer of one satellite of Jupiter (Callirrhoe) and one of Saturn (Albiorix). The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA is arguably the largest and most diverse astrophysical institution in the world where scientists carry out a broad program of research Asteroids, sometimes called Minor planets or planetoids', are bodies—primarily of the inner Solar System —that are smaller than planets but A natural satellite or moon is a Celestial body that Orbits a Planet or smaller body which is called the primary. Callirrhoe ( kə-LIRR-oh-ee or as in Greek Καλλιρρόη also known as Jupiter XVII, is one of Jupiter 's outermost named Albiorix (ˌælbiːˈɔrɨks AL-bee-OR-iks is a Prograde irregular satellite of Saturn.
He also discovered three comets, including two periodic comets (171P/Spahr, P/1998 U4 (Spahr)). A comet is a small Solar System body that orbits the Sun and when close enough to the Sun exhibits a visible coma (atmosphere or a tail — 171P/Spahr, also known as Spahr 2, is a periodic Comet in our Solar system.
External links
- An interview to Timothy Spahr (Minor Planet Center)
- Old equipment finds big asteroid nearby (asteroid: 1996 JA1)
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